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Tuesday, February 26, 1952

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The Headlines

U. S. WEIGHS RECALL OF ITS AMBASSADOR IN INDONESIA CRISIS; State Department 'Displeased' Because Cochran Negotiated Secret Military Agreement

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

  • Vincent Massey is sworn in as the first Canadian-born Governor General of Canada.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

27,128 days ago

(74 years, 118 days)