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Tuesday, April 24, 1951
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The Headlines
CHINESE REDS PUNCH HOLE IN U.N. LINE AND PRESS ON SOUTH OF 38TH PARALLEL; THEIR LOSSES IN NEW OFFENSIVE HEAVY; COMMUNIST BLOWS DRIVE U.N. FORCES BACK IN KOREA
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
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You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
27,437 days ago
(75 years, 62 days)