From the day
On the date
Wednesday, July 16, 1952
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The Headlines
Port Hails the United States as New Speed Queen; THE UNITED STATES IS BACK IN TRIUMPH
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Lovely to Look At
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Roald Amundsen (1872)
- Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
- Ginger Rogers (1911)
- Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
- Trygve Lie (1896)
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
26,987 days ago
(73 years, 342 days)