From the day
On the date
Thursday, October 4, 1951
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The Headlines
It's Like a Wake in Brooklyn As Fans 'Replay' Fatal 9th; GIANT FANS DANCE AS DODGERS MOURN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
David and Bathsheba †
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Susan Sarandon (1946)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
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
27,274 days ago
(74 years, 264 days)