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Friday, May 4, 1951
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The Headlines
Gaiety Returns to London As the King Opens Festival; George Calls Fair a Symbol of 'Abiding Courage and Vitality' Joy of Public Is Said to Rival That of VE-Day LONDON GAY AGAIN AS FESTIVAL OPENS Trumpeters Proclaim Arrival
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Father's Little Dividend
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Audrey Hepburn (1929)
- Hosni Mubarak (1928)
- Thomas Henry Huxley (1825)
- Amos Oz (1939)
- Kakuei Tanaka (1918)
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
27,427 days ago
(75 years, 52 days)