From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 8, 1951
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The Headlines
B-29 Carrying 16 Falls in Azores; C-47 With 10 Missing Near France; 16 IN B-29 CRASH; 10 ON MISSING C-47
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Diego Rivera (1886)
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
27,208 days ago
(74 years, 198 days)