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On the date
Friday, June 5, 1953
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The Headlines
Mightiest Atom Blast of Tests Unleashed on Nevada Desert; VAST ATOM BLAST LIGHTS UP DESERT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Fort Ti
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
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
26,664 days ago
(73 years, 19 days)