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On the date
Tuesday, September 16, 1952
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The Headlines
Eisenhower in the Midwest Criticizes Stevenson Humor; EISENHOWER HITS STEVENSON 'HUMOR'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Merry Widow
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
26,926 days ago
(73 years, 281 days)