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On the date
Monday, December 8, 1952
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The Headlines
CITY TAX ON INCOME WEIGHED BY MAYOR AS A 'LAST RESORT'; Unsolved Fiscal Problems May Make It an Alternative to Rise in Fares or Realty Rates
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Because of You
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Diego Rivera (1886)
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
26,842 days ago
(73 years, 197 days)