From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 2, 1951
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The Headlines
New Year Starts With a Big Drop In Deaths, Brawls and Hangovers; New Year Starts Off With Fewer Deaths
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Mr. Music
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873)
- Rudolf Clausius (1822)
- Mehmed IV (1642)
- Osman III (1699)
- Mily Balakirev (1837)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
UNIVAC I (Commercial Computer), Power Steering & Video Tape Recorder (Early).
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
27,548 days ago
(75 years, 173 days)