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On the date
Monday, May 12, 1952
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The Headlines
30,000 German Reds Riot In Essen Against Bonn Pact; 30,000 REDS IN RIOT AGAINST BONN PACT
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
- Florence Nightingale (1820)
- Katharine Hepburn (1907)
- Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
- Dorothy Hodgkin (1910)
- George Carlin (1937)
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
27,052 days ago
(74 years, 42 days)