From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 9, 1954
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The Headlines
CHINESE REDS PROD SOVIET ON AID LAG; London Reports Request for Larger Shipments of Heavy Industrial Equipment RED CHINESE PROD SOVIET ON AID LAG
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Knights of the Round Table
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Joan Baez (1941)
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
26,446 days ago
(72 years, 166 days)