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On the date

Saturday, September 20, 1952

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The Headlines

Vice Presidential Nominee Says 'Crooks' Attack Him; He Also Delays His Train on Coast to Reply to Query on $16,000 Aid Nixon Declares He Is 'Smeared' By 'Communists' on $16,000 Fund

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The must-have

Mr. Potato Head

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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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

26,921 days ago

(73 years, 276 days)