From the day
On the date
Friday, August 31, 1951
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The Headlines
Stolen Gems Found in Her Home Link Mrs. Taylor to Another Theft; MRS. TAYLOR'S HOME YIELDS LOST GEMS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That's My Boy
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Richard Gere (1949)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Commodus (161)
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
27,307 days ago
(74 years, 297 days)