From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 1, 1951
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The Headlines
RED BOMBER FORCE ROUTED IN KOREA; U.N. JETS DESTROY 7; Formation Is First of Its Kind in War--Four of Fighter Escort Also Downed GROUND ACTION IS SCANT Bombers' Presence Increases Belief That Foe Is Pushing Build-Up of His Forces
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Escobar (1949)
- Georgy Zhukov (1896)
- Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792)
- Sebastián Piñera (1949)
- Hasan ibn Ali (624)
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
27,215 days ago
(74 years, 205 days)