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Thursday, January 4, 1951
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The Headlines
World News Summarized
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Harvey
The must-have
Colorforms
On This Day
Korean War: Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
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
27,546 days ago
(75 years, 171 days)