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On the date
Monday, June 18, 1951
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The Headlines
AURIOL COMMUTES PETAIN'S SENTENCE; France's Decision to Transfer Former Marshal to Hospital Is Called "Medical Pardon'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Great Caruso
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul McCartney (1942)
- Lech Kaczyński (1949)
- Thabo Mbeki (1942)
- Roger Ebert (1942)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929)
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
27,382 days ago
(75 years, 7 days)