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Monday, August 20, 1951
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The Headlines
U.S.RATE OF OUTPUT AT PEAK 325 BILLION; 2d Quarter Rise Is Attributed to Defense, With Year's Gain at 20% in Dollar Value
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
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
27,318 days ago
(74 years, 308 days)