From the day
On the date
Sunday, September 20, 1953
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The Headlines
PARNELL, RED SOX, STOPS BOMBERS, 3-0; Southpaw Gains 20th Victory -- Rizzuto's Boot Is Costly to Raschi of Yankees
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
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
26,557 days ago
(72 years, 277 days)