From the day
On the date
Saturday, June 13, 1953
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The Headlines
Halley Asks Liberals to Run Their Own Man; Puts In Bid; Liberal Party Is Urged by Halley To Nominate Its Own Candidate
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
It Came from Outer Space
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- Ban Ki-moon (1944)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
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
26,656 days ago
(73 years, 11 days)