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On the date

Sunday, January 6, 1952

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The Headlines

WILT'S 8:59.5 SETS FLAT-TRACK RECORD FOR TWO-MILE RACE; F. B. I. Man Reels Off Fastest Time Ever as Ashenfelter Trails by 120 Yards

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1952

  • The buck stops here

Tech Check

Barcode (Patent), Passenger Jet (Comet) & Hydrogen Bomb.

Cost of Living (1950)

Loaf of Bread

$0.14

Gallon of Gas

$0.27

Average Home

$7,354

New Car

$1,510

Time Elapsed

27,179 days ago

(74 years, 169 days)