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On the date
Monday, May 5, 1952
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The Headlines
Socialists Win in Hesse Poll; Oppose Arming of Germany; Political Foes of Adenauer's Bonn Policy for European Defense Action Score Strongly in Frankfurt -- Reds Lag SOCIALISTS VICTORS IN HESSE ELECTIONS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The African Queen
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
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
27,059 days ago
(74 years, 49 days)