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Friday, September 21, 1951
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The Headlines
Marine Force Lands by Helicopter And Korean Peak Is Under Control; MARINE UNIT TAKES HEIGHT BY 'COPTER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
David and Bathsheba †
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Stephen King (1947)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
- Abdul Hamid II (1842)
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
27,287 days ago
(74 years, 277 days)