From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 26, 1953
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The Headlines
NEW HEAD OF POLICE TO HAVE FREE REIN; Adams Says He Will Stand By His Own Decisions -- Has No Shake-Ups in View Now Adams, Named City Police Head, Gets Free Rein to Run Department
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Easy to Love
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
26,460 days ago
(72 years, 180 days)