From the day
On the date
Sunday, January 17, 1954
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The Headlines
THE WONDER AND WACKINESS OF MAN; THE SECOND TREE FROM THE CORNER. By E. B. White. 253 pp. New York: Harper & Bros. $3.
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
- Benjamin Franklin (1706)
- Muhammad Ali (1942)
- David Lloyd George (1863)
- Anne Brontë (1820)
- Al Capone (1899)
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
26,438 days ago
(72 years, 158 days)