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Thursday, June 18, 1953
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The Headlines
WHITE HOUSE GIVES NEW SECURITY CODE; The Proposal Would Rescind Truman's Order and Drop Ban on 'Restricted' Data WHITE HOUSE GIVES NEW SECURITY CODE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
It Came from Outer Space
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
A United States Air Force C-124 crashes and burns near Tachikawa, Japan, killing 129.
Wikipedia →The Egyptian revolution of 1952 ends with the overthrow of the Muhammad Ali dynasty and the declaration of the Republic of Egypt.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Paul McCartney (1942)
- Lech Kaczyński (1949)
- Thabo Mbeki (1942)
- Roger Ebert (1942)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929)
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
26,651 days ago
(73 years, 6 days)