From the day
On the date
Thursday, April 5, 1951
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The Headlines
World News Summarized
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Royal Wedding
The must-have
Colorforms
On This Day
Cold War: Ethel and Julius Rosenberg are sentenced to death for spying for the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Bette Davis (1908)
- Gregory Peck (1916)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947)
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
27,456 days ago
(75 years, 81 days)