From the day
On the date
Wednesday, March 11, 1953
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The Headlines
CITY COUNCIL FIGHTS 15% RISE IN RENTS; Resolution Adopted by 19-to-1 Vote Asks Albany to Defeat Plan or Give City Control
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Peter Pan
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas Adams (1952)
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
- Nicolaas Bloembergen (1920)
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
26,750 days ago
(73 years, 105 days)