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On the date

Saturday, September 6, 1952

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The Headlines

DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE; Cashmore Rejects His Plan for Both to Quit Senate Race for Draft of Harriman DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

On This Day

  • A prototype aircraft crashes at the Farnborough Airshow in Hampshire, England, killing 29 spectators and the two on board.

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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

26,936 days ago

(73 years, 291 days)