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Saturday, July 28, 1951
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The Headlines
HOUSE VOTES END TO GERMAN WAR; Sends on to Senate Resolution Asked for by Truman--Javits Says Move Is Premature
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Show Boat
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Popper (1902)
- Ludwig Feuerbach (1804)
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929)
- Marcel Duchamp (1887)
- Beatrix Potter (1866)
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
27,341 days ago
(74 years, 331 days)