From the day
On the date
Tuesday, August 14, 1951
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The Headlines
Catholic Schools Here Asked By Spellman to Admit Cadets; SPELLMAN OPENS SCHOOLS TO CADETS Leaves for Cadets Considered
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Wim Wenders (1945)
- Richard R. Ernst (1933)
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
27,324 days ago
(74 years, 314 days)