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On the date
Sunday, July 20, 1952
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The Headlines
STEEL TALK TODAY ARRANGED BY U. S.; Dr. Steelman Wins Promise of Both Sides to Make Real Peace Effort at Pittsburgh
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
26,983 days ago
(73 years, 338 days)