From the day
On the date
Monday, December 22, 1952
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The Headlines
A.F.L. Asks Taft Act Change But Not Repeal, Meany Says; A. F. L. QUITS FIGHT TO KILL TAFT LAW
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
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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
26,828 days ago
(73 years, 183 days)