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Saturday, April 25, 1953

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The Headlines

EISENHOWER URGES 'PROMPT' APPROVAL FOR OFFSHORE BILL; ' Deeply Concerned With Delay in Administration Program,' Letter to Anderson Says MORSE HOLDS THE FLOOR Sets Records for Continuous Speech, Prolonging Session Hours Past Midnight EISENHOWER ASKS OIL BILL PASSAGE

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

On This Day

  • Francis Crick and James Watson publish "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" describing the double helix structure of DNA.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1953

  • Gentlemen prefer blondes

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

26,705 days ago

(73 years, 60 days)