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On the date
Tuesday, November 4, 1952
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The Headlines
Eisenhower Leading As First Towns Vote; EISENHOWER AHEAD IN FIRST VOTE TALLY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
The United States government establishes the National Security Agency, or NSA.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Laura Bush (1946)
- Traian Băsescu (1951)
- Charles K. Kao (1933)
- Amadou Toumani Touré (1948)
- Walter Cronkite (1916)
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
26,876 days ago
(73 years, 231 days)