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Friday, April 24, 1953
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The Headlines
Nixon Says U. S. Goal Is Protection Of Freedom at Home and Abroad; NIXON EMPHASIZES FREEDOM FOR ALL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
House of Wax
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
Winston Churchill is knighted by Queen Elizabeth II.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
26,706 days ago
(73 years, 61 days)