From the day
On the date
Monday, December 18, 1950
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The Headlines
Child 'Burglar Club' Causes $4,300 Loss
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
King Solomon's Mines
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Stalin (1878)
- Steven Spielberg (1946)
- Willy Brandt (1913)
- J. J. Thomson (1856)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Credit Cards, Pager & Otis Elevators (Self-Service).
Style of 1950
Silhouette: Hourglass and tailored
Material: Cotton and poodle cloth
- Poodle skirts
- Twinsets
- Cat-eye glasses
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,564 days ago
(75 years, 189 days)