From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 27, 1950
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The Headlines
U.N. FORCES UNIFIED AS RIDGWAY LANDS TO TAKE COMMAND; 10th Corps Put into 8th Army as More of Men Saved From Beachhead Go Ashore CHINESE PUSH CONFIRMED Two Companies Are Identified as South of 38th Parallel, 28 Miles From Seoul
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Mr. Music
The must-have
Silly Putty
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
27,554 days ago
(75 years, 179 days)