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Monday, March 19, 1951
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The Headlines
REDS REPORTED OUT OF CHUNCHON BASE NEAR THE PARALLEL; Allies Move on City 8 Miles From Line--Enemy Activity Is Sighted Above Seoul PATROL DRIVES ON BORDER U.N. Army Is Closest to It Along East Coast--Few of Foe Found Elsewhere Enemy Breaks Contact Few Contacts Reported REDS SAID TO FLEE KEY BASE IN KOREA Time to Regroup Seen Switch Air Attack ARMORED FERRY SERVICE FOR THE UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN KOREA
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Born Yesterday
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
- Albert Speer (1905)
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
27,472 days ago
(75 years, 97 days)