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On the date
Saturday, July 4, 1953
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The Headlines
DEMOCRATIC RACE URGED ON HALLEY; Independent Party Leaders Press Move That May Lead to 3-Man Primary Fight
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Dangerous When Wet
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
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
26,634 days ago
(72 years, 354 days)