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Wednesday, May 23, 1951
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The Headlines
U.S. CURTAILS GOODS GERMANS SHIP EAST; Bars Exports From Suppliers Here to Assist McCloy in Fighting Illicit Trade U.S. CURTAILS GOODS GERMANS SHIP EAST
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
Colorforms
On This Day
Tibetans sign the Seventeen Point Agreement with China.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Anatoly Karpov (1951)
- Alan García (1949)
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
27,407 days ago
(75 years, 32 days)