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On the date
Monday, February 19, 1951
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The Headlines
Unions Want Truman to Act In Policy Split With Wilson; LABOR WOULD LIKE TRUMAN TO STEP IN Administration Is Criticized Wants Board to Settle Strikes Rieve Assails Wage Board
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Born Yesterday
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
- David Gross (1941)
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
27,500 days ago
(75 years, 125 days)