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Wednesday, January 31, 1951
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The Headlines
DRAFT OVER 25 HIT BY MRS. ROSENBERG; Training of Older Men Now Is Unprofitable, She Tells House Group--Hershey Criticized DRAFT OVER 25 HIT BY MRS. ROSENBERG Foreign Legion Proposed Some Married Men Drafted
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At War with the Army
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On This Day
United Nations Security Council Resolution 90 relating to the Korean War is adopted.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
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
27,519 days ago
(75 years, 144 days)