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Tuesday, April 17, 1951
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The Headlines
Iran's Envoy Warns Britain Not to Intrude in Oil Strikes; Calls It Internal Affair
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
Colorforms
On This Day
The Peak District becomes the United Kingdom's first National Park.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- William Holden (1918)
- Thornton Wilder (1897)
- Olivia Hussey (1951)
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
27,444 days ago
(75 years, 69 days)