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On the date
Monday, December 3, 1951
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The Headlines
Gambling a World Problem, But Most Corrupting in U.S.; GAMBLING CONTRAST: LOTTERY ILLEGAL BUSINESS IN THIS STATE, BIG BUSINESS IN LONDON
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Conrad (1857)
- Ozzy Osbourne (1948)
- Jean-Luc Godard (1930)
- France Prešeren (1800)
- Rajendra Prasad (1884)
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
27,213 days ago
(74 years, 203 days)