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Saturday, May 23, 1953
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SIGNS OFFSHORE OIL BILL; Campaign Pledge to Give Title to States Redeemed as 40 Congressmen Watch EISENHOWER SIGNS OFFSHORE OIL BILL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
House of Wax
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Anatoly Karpov (1951)
- Alan García (1949)
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
26,676 days ago
(73 years, 31 days)