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On the date
Saturday, April 11, 1953
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The Headlines
STEVENS DECLARES KOREA SHELL STOCK IS IN 'GOOD SHAPE'; But He Tells Senate Shortage Inquiry Some Reserves in U. S. Are Still Depleted
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Salome
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- Andrew Wiles (1953)
- George Canning (1770)
- Guy Verhofstadt (1953)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
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
26,719 days ago
(73 years, 74 days)