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Friday, July 18, 1952
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The Headlines
Chinese Nationalists Quit Olympics When the Red Regime Is Admitted; o. Nationalists Denounce Acceptance of Red China as They Drop From Olympics SOVIET SATELLITE VOTED IN BY 33-20 EAST MEETS WEST WHILE TRAINING FOR HELSINKI GAMES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Richard Branson (1950)
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
26,985 days ago
(73 years, 340 days)