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On the date
Tuesday, June 3, 1952
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The Headlines
Speedy Action by a Teller Foils Hold-Up in East 42d Street Bank; Speedy Action by a Teller Foils Hold-Up in East 42d Street Bank
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Skirts Ahoy!
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You Share a Birthday With
- Raúl Castro (1931)
- George V (1865)
- Josephine Baker (1906)
- Allen Ginsberg (1926)
- Jefferson Davis (1808)
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
27,030 days ago
(74 years, 20 days)