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Monday, May 26, 1952
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The Headlines
Storm Gives City Its Wettest May 25; Sets 1.42-Inch Record on the Fifth Rainy Sunday in 6 Weeks 1.42-INCH RAINFALL SETS MAY 25 MARK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Skirts Ahoy!
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Sally Ride (1951)
- Jeremy Corbyn (1949)
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
27,039 days ago
(74 years, 29 days)