From the day
On the date
Sunday, January 13, 1952
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The Headlines
Stocks Gain Selectively In 2-Month Peak Trading
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Quo Vadis
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Sydney Brenner (1927)
- Paul Feyerabend (1924)
- Carles Rexach (1947)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
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
27,172 days ago
(74 years, 162 days)