From the day
On the date
Monday, August 10, 1953
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The Headlines
U. S. Plane Crashes; 5 of 24 Are Rescued; U.S. Plane Falls in Mediterranean; 5 of 24 Are Rescued Off Africa
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Band Wagon
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
First Indochina War: The French Union withdraws its forces from Operation Camargue against the Viet Minh in central Vietnam.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Anwar Ibrahim (1947)
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
26,597 days ago
(72 years, 317 days)