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Tuesday, February 2, 1954
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The Headlines
BAYAR SEEKS HELP TO BOLSTER TURKS; President Says Nation Can't Carry Load Alone and Needs Capital -- City Honors Him BAYAR SEEKS HELP TO BOLSTER TURKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Knights of the Round Table
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan.
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You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
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
26,421 days ago
(72 years, 141 days)