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Monday, June 23, 1952
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The Headlines
RUSSIAN SOLDIERS KIDNAP 40 GERMANS IN BORDER DISPUTE; Seize Workers at Gunpoint in Area Claimed by Both East and West Governments 3 INCIDENTS LAID TO U. S. Soviet Charges Two New Air Space Violations and Firing of Shots From a Train
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pat and Mike
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Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Alan Turing (1912)
- Anna Akhmatova (1889)
- Edward VIII (1894)
- Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
- Oda Nobunaga (1534)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
27,011 days ago
(74 years, 1 days)