From the day
On the date
Monday, September 17, 1951
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The Headlines
Retail Beef and Pork to Rise Up to 2 Cents a Pound Soon; RETAIL BEEF TO RISE 1 TO 2 CENTS SOON Aid to Packer Buying Denied
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
David and Bathsheba †
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Narendra Modi (1950)
- Bernhard Riemann (1826)
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
- Pope Paul V (1550)
- Anne Bancroft (1931)
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
27,291 days ago
(74 years, 281 days)