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On the date

Sunday, February 14, 1954

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The Headlines

2-MILE MARK SET BY H. ASHENFELTER WITH 8:50.5 HERE; New York A. C. Star Betters American Indoor Record in Winged Foot Meet

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The must-have

Play-Doh

On This Day

  • First Indochina War - small French garrison at Đắk Đoa is overrun by the Viet Minh after a week's siege.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

  • Under God

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

26,409 days ago

(72 years, 129 days)