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Sunday, May 20, 1951
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The Headlines
BROADWAY'S NEWEST MR. FIX-IT; Latin Scholar BROADWAY'S NEWEST MR. FIX-IT Tireless Almost
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
27,410 days ago
(75 years, 35 days)