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On the date
Tuesday, May 20, 1952
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The Headlines
THREE BUS LINES BID FOR FIVE LINKS RUN AT LOSS BY THE CITY; Omnibus Company Offers Most 'Hard Cash' for Manhattan Routes of Municipality ACCORD ON WORKER SHIFT All Bidders Agree to Hire a Large Number of Employes of Transportation Board THREE BUS LINES BID FOR FIVE CITY RUNS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Red Ball Express
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
27,044 days ago
(74 years, 34 days)