From the day
On the date
Friday, September 19, 1952
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The Headlines
Taft Leading Party to Defeat, Morse Tells Cheering A. F. L.; Taft Leading Party Toward Defeat, Morse Says in Address to A. F. L.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Quiet Man
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Jeremy Irons (1948)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
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
26,922 days ago
(73 years, 277 days)