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Thursday, September 3, 1953
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The Headlines
Gen. Wainwright Is Dead of Stroke; Hero Of Corregidor Siege Was 70; Philippine Commander Won Medal of Honor for 'Defeat,' Gained Time for Nation Gen. Wainwright Is Dead of Stroke; Hero of Corregidor Siege Was 70
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
- Mario Draghi (1947)
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936)
- Carl David Anderson (1905)
- Urho Kekkonen (1900)
- Eduardo Galeano (1940)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,573 days ago
(72 years, 293 days)