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Sunday, February 25, 1951
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The Headlines
SOLLAZZO'S BETTING PUT AT $8,000 A DAY BY AIDES OF HOGAN; Other Sources Estimate 'Take' on 10 'Fixed' Basketball Contests at $300,000 10 TIMES TOTAL OF BRIBES Prosecutor Silent on Other Reports--Oklahoma Sifts Player Contacts Here
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On This Day
The first Pan American Games are officially opened in Buenos Aires by Argentine President Juan Perón.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Harrison (1943)
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
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
27,494 days ago
(75 years, 119 days)