From the day
On the date
Saturday, August 1, 1953
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The Headlines
MAYOR COMPLETES SLATE WITH FRANK; Police Aide to Oppose Lyons in Bronx -- Wagner Expected to Add Negro to Ticket
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
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
26,606 days ago
(72 years, 326 days)