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On the date
Wednesday, May 28, 1952
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The Headlines
Center Has Edge in Italian Election But Loses Heavily in Popular Vote; CENTER HAS EDGE IN ITALIAN VOTING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Skirts Ahoy!
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
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
27,036 days ago
(74 years, 26 days)