From the day
On the date
Monday, January 29, 1951
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The Headlines
Don Gentile Killed in Jet Crash; U.S. Ace in Europe Shot Down 19; CAPT. DON GENTILE DIES IN JET CRASH Five Killed in Ohio Crash
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
At War with the Army
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
- Emanuel Swedenborg (1688)
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
27,521 days ago
(75 years, 146 days)