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On the date
Wednesday, April 18, 1951
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The Headlines
Truman Speech Off, Day All MacArthur's; TRUMAN GIVES DAY TO GEN. M'ARTHUR Complaints Made on Vaughan
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- James Woods (1947)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
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
27,443 days ago
(75 years, 68 days)