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On the date
Thursday, August 9, 1951
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The Headlines
Court Offers '2d Team' Reds 10 Lawyers to Defend Them; LAWYERS OFFERED FOR '2D TEAM' REDS Reads Statement to Court Some Sought in Vain Off to a Slow Start Defense Attorneys Relieved
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Leonid Kuchma (1938)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
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
27,330 days ago
(74 years, 320 days)