News & Economy
President: Harry S Truman
Vice President: Alben W. Barkley
Population: 157,552,740
Life expectancy: 68.6 years
Cost of a new home: $16,800.00
Cost of a new car: $1,850.00
Median Household Income: $3,515.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.03
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.20
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.72
Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.96
News Headlines
Dwight Eisenhower elected President over Adlai Stevenson by wide margin; Republicans gain control of White House and both houses of Congress
Korean conflict continues as truce attempts fail
Princess Elizabeth of Britain coronated queen upon the death of her father, King George VI
U.S. begins construction of first nuclear submarine, the Nautilus
U.S. detonates world's first hydrogen bomb
Republican Vice-Presidential candidate Richard Nixon defends himself against charges of maintaining a secret slush fund in his "Checkers" speech, broadcast on national television
Britain develops atomic bomb
Green-tinted chlorophyll becomes a popular additive to a variety of food and medicinal products as a breath aid (a benefit soon to be disputed by many doctors and scientists)
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Music
Billboard Top 20
1. Blue Tango, Leroy Anderson
2. Cry, Johnnie Ray
 3. Wheel Of Fortune, Kay Starr
4. Half As Much, Rosemary Clooney
5. Auf Wiederseh'n, Sweetheart, Vera Lynn
6. You Belong To Me, Jo Stafford
7. Wish You Were Here, Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
8. I Went To Your Wedding, Patti Page
9. Here In My Heart, Al Martino
10. Delicado, Percy Faith
11. Kiss Of Fire, Georgia Gibbs
12. Any Time, Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
13. Tell Me Why, Four Aces
14. Blacksmith Blues, Ella Mae Morse 15. Jambalaya, Jo Stafford
16. Botch-a-me, Rosemary Clooney
17. I'm Yours, Eddie Fisher & Hugo Winterhalter
18. The Little White Cloud That Cried, Johnnie Ray
19. High Noon, Frankie Laine
20. A Guy Is A Guy, Doris Day
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Movies
Top 4 Movie Money Makers
1. The Greatest Show on Earth
2. Ivanhoe
3. The Snows of Kilimanjaro
4. Hans Christian Andersen
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Gary Cooper, High Noon
Best Actress: Shirley Booth, Come Back, Little Sheba
Best Director: John Ford, The Quiet Man
Best Picture: The Greatest Show On Earth
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Quinn, Viva Zapata!
Best Supporting Actress: Gloria Grahame, The Bad And The Beautiful
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. I Love Lucy (CBS)
2. Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts (CBS)
3. Arthur Godfrey and his Friends (CBS)
4. Dragnet (NBC)
5. Texaco Star theatre (NBC)
6. The Buick Circus Hour (NBC)
7. The Colgate Comedy Hour (NBC)
8. Gangbusters (NBC)
9. You Bet Your Life (NBC)
10. Fireside Theatre (NBC)
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - Robert Montgomery Presents (NBC)
Best Actor - Thomas Mitchell
Best Actress - Helen Hayes
Comedy...
Best Comedy - I Love Lucy (CBS)
Best Actor - Jimmy Durante
Best Actress - Lucille Ball
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Time Capsule: 1952
Mr. Potato Head is born in 1952. The original toy consists of pieces like the eyes, ears, noses and mouths that consumers attached to a real potato. It was the first toy advertised on network television.
The first fruit flavored Pez was introduced along with the first Pez dispensers with character heads on them. The first flavors of Pez included cherry, lemon, orange and strawberry.