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On the date
Friday, April 18, 1952
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The Headlines
Perlman Out in Fire Graft; Purcell Reindicted in Racket; DISMISSED PERLMAN IS OUSTED IN FIRE SHAKEDOWN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Singin' in the RainWith a Song in My Heart
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
- James Woods (1947)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
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
27,076 days ago
(74 years, 66 days)