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Monday, November 30, 1953

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The Headlines

TITO TO 'SACRIFICE' FOR TRIESTE PEACE; Ready to Withdraw Army From Border if Italy Does, Too -- Yields Claims on the City

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The must-have

Matchbox Cars

On This Day

  • Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1953

  • Gentlemen prefer blondes

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

26,486 days ago

(72 years, 206 days)