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On the date
Wednesday, September 2, 1953
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The Headlines
Air Force Called Nearing Target Of Global Mobility Needed in War; Air Force Called Nearing Target Of Global Mobility Needed in War
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
From Here to Eternity
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
- Frederick Soddy (1877)
- Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953)
- Liliʻuokalani (1838)
- Arthur Ashkin (1922)
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
26,574 days ago
(72 years, 294 days)