From the day
On the date
Saturday, February 13, 1954
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The Headlines
Eisenhower Goes South for Hunting; Kills Quail in Georgia After Doing Honor to Lincoln President Turns Guns on Quail At Humphrey Estate in Georgia
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Knights of the Round Table
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Robert Malthus (1766)
- William Shockley (1910)
- Georges Simenon (1903)
- Ivan Krylov (1769)
- Paul Biya (1933)
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
26,410 days ago
(72 years, 130 days)