From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 30, 1953
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The Headlines
U. N. Sows $40,000; Europe Reaps Corn; CORN CROP SOARS ON U. N.'S $40,000
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Easy to Love
The must-have
Matchbox Cars
You Share a Birthday With
- Rudyard Kipling (1865)
- Tu Youyou (1930)
- Hideki Tojo (1884)
- Patti Smith (1946)
- Omar Bongo (1935)
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
26,456 days ago
(72 years, 176 days)