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Tuesday, January 20, 1953
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The Headlines
Truman's Last Day in White House Filled by Public and Private Chores; TRUMAN'S LAST DAY PROVES A BUSY ONE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Above and Beyond
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
Dwight D. Eisenhower is inaugurated as the 34th President of the United States of America, becoming the first president to begin his presidency on January 20 since the 20th Amendment changed the dates of presidential terms.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- David Lynch (1946)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
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
26,799 days ago
(73 years, 154 days)