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Tuesday, February 6, 1951
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The Headlines
$1,000 Bill Just a Pretty Engraving On a Sunday, Woman Arrival Finds; PLENTY OF CASH BUT NONE TO SPEND
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
At War with the Army
The must-have
Colorforms
On This Day
The Canadian Army enters combat in the Korean War.
Wikipedia →The Broker, a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derails near Woodbridge Township, New Jersey. The accident kills 85 people and injures over 500 more. The wreck is one of the worst rail disasters in American history.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Ronald Reagan (1911)
- Bob Marley (1945)
- François Truffaut (1932)
- Anne, Queen of Great Britain (1665)
- Eva Braun (1912)
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
27,513 days ago
(75 years, 138 days)