From the day
On the date
Thursday, December 11, 1952
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The Headlines
Father Ousts Israeli Ship Captain Said to Have Threatened Scuttling; CAPTAIN ORDERED OFF ISRAELI SHIP
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Thief
The must-have
Mr. Potato Head
You Share a Birthday With
- Naguib Mahfouz (1911)
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918)
- Hector Berlioz (1803)
- Robert Koch (1843)
- Max Born (1882)
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
26,839 days ago
(73 years, 194 days)