From the day
On the date
Friday, January 16, 1953
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The Headlines
OIL TALKS IN IRAN NEAR FINAL STAGE; Premier and U. S. Envoy Meet Again on Issue With Britain -- Teheran Is Optimistic OIL TALKS IN IRAN NEAR FINAL STAGE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Above and Beyond
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- John Carpenter (1948)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Color TV Standards (NTSC), Black Box Flight Recorder & WD-40.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,803 days ago
(73 years, 158 days)