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On the date
Wednesday, July 8, 1953
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The Headlines
ASSURANCES ASKED; Foe, Accepting Clark Bid, Insists on U. N. Control of the Rhee Forces REDS ACCEPT PLAN OUTLINED BY CLARK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Dangerous When Wet
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
26,630 days ago
(72 years, 350 days)