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Thursday, December 27, 1951
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The Headlines
Kennan Gets Moscow Post; Soviet Accepts New Envoy; KENNAN APPOINTED ENVOY TO MOSCOW
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Colorforms
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
27,190 days ago
(74 years, 180 days)