From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 12, 1953
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The Headlines
MRS. HOBBY SWORN AS FIRST SECRETARY OF WELFARE OFFICE; She Becomes Second Woman to Serve in a Cabinet -- Praised by Eisenhower
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Salome
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacob Zuma (1942)
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- David Letterman (1947)
- Tom Clancy (1947)
- Joyce Banda (1950)
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
26,718 days ago
(73 years, 73 days)