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Wednesday, July 23, 1952
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The Headlines
Hiss Loses Plea for Another Trial; Court Rejects His 'New Evidence'; ALGER HISS LOSES PLEA FOR RETRIAL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Jumping Jacks
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
General Muhammad Naguib leads the Free Officers Movement (formed by Gamal Abdel Nasser, the real power behind the coup) in overthrowing King Farouk of Egypt.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sergio Mattarella (1941)
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
- Vera Rubin (1928)
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
26,980 days ago
(73 years, 335 days)