From the day
On the date
Saturday, September 26, 1953
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The Headlines
Anti-Red P.O.W.'s, in Riot, Hold Indian Hostage Briefly; Anti-Red P. O. W.'s, in a New Riot, Hold Indian as a Hostage Briefly
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Robe †
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
On This Day
Rationing of sugar in the United Kingdom ends.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- T. S. Eliot (1888)
- Martin Heidegger (1889)
- Pope Paul VI (1897)
- Ivan Pavlov (1849)
- Manmohan Singh (1932)
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
26,551 days ago
(72 years, 271 days)