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On the date
Monday, January 4, 1954
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The Headlines
EUROPE CAUTIONED ON FEAR OF U. S. DIP; Worry About Trend Imperils Progress in Freeing Trade, Economic Aide Warns
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
This Is Cinerama
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Transistor Radio, Solar Cell & Non-Stick Pan (Teflon).
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,450 days ago
(72 years, 170 days)