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Saturday, November 22, 1952
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The Headlines
GENERAL GETS DATA; Receives Briefing Books From the President on Nation's Top Secrets DANGER SPOTS SURVEYED Truman Had Volumes Drafted to Ease Transition Period for New Administration EISENHOWER GETS 3 BRIEFING BOOKS
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The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
On This Day
A Douglas C-124 Globemaster II crashes into Mount Gannet, Alaska, killing all 52 aboard.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Terry Gilliam (1940)
- Abigail Adams (1744)
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
26,858 days ago
(73 years, 213 days)