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Tuesday, September 22, 1953
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The Headlines
HIS MANAGER IN '50 ASKS MAYOR TO RUN; With Money Lacking, Shirley Gets No Decision -- Riegelman Bids Impellitteri Quit HIS MANAGER IN '50 ASKS MAYOR TO RUN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
From Here to Eternity
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
The Four Level Interchange, first stack interchange in the world opened in Los Angeles.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Ségolène Royal (1953)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
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
26,554 days ago
(72 years, 274 days)