yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Friday, March 21, 1952

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

Senate Ratifies Japan Pacts And Treaties on Pacific Arms; AS THE SENATE RATIFIED THE JAPANESE PEACE TREATY JAPAN PEACE PACT VOTED BY SENATE

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

  • Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.

    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

27,104 days ago

(74 years, 94 days)