From the day
On the date
Tuesday, June 30, 1953
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The Headlines
QUICK MOVE ASKED; General Hints at Signing Without South Korea -- Communists Critical CLARK ASKS TALKS ON ARMISTICE DATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
The first Chevrolet Corvette rolls off the assembly line in Flint, Michigan.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
- Susan Hayward (1917)
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
26,638 days ago
(72 years, 358 days)