yesterwire.comBack to search

On the date

Wednesday, August 27, 1952

From the day

Memories from that day

No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.

The Headlines

75,000 IN THE LEGION PARADE IN 5TH AVE.; EISENHOWER IN LINE; Tide of Sound and Color Flows Unbroken for 9 1/2 Hours in Warm, Bright Sunshine

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1952

  • The buck stops here

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

26,945 days ago

(73 years, 300 days)