From the day
On the date
Sunday, May 11, 1952
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The Headlines
Homes in City Far Too Few For Middle-Income Renters; CITY HOMES SCARCE FOR MIDDLE INCOME
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Belles on Their Toes
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Salvador Dalí (1904)
- Richard Feynman (1918)
- Camilo José Cela (1916)
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (1930)
- Antony Hewish (1924)
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
27,053 days ago
(74 years, 43 days)