From the day
On the date
Saturday, November 17, 1951
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The Headlines
Western Union Officer Held Here in Michigan Gambling; Gorman Freed in Bail WIRE OFFICER HELD IN MICHIGAN DRIVE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
An American in Paris
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
- Nicolas Appert (1749)
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
27,230 days ago
(74 years, 220 days)