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Friday, February 19, 1954
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The Headlines
29 OF 430 OUSTED CALLED DISLOYAL; Breakdown of 2,200 Total Is Begun -- Ex-Aide's Suit Terms Program Unconstitutional
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Glenn Miller Story
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Transfer of Crimea: The Soviet Politburo of the Soviet Union orders the transfer of the Crimean Oblast from the Russian SFSR to the Ukrainian SSR.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
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
26,404 days ago
(72 years, 124 days)