From the day
On the date
Wednesday, June 11, 1952
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The Headlines
U. S. Curbs Exports of Steel After Parley on Arms Needs; ARMS OUTPUT PLAN FOUND INADEQUATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Skirts Ahoy!
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
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
27,022 days ago
(74 years, 12 days)