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On the date
Thursday, March 4, 1954
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The Headlines
HOLMAN IS OUSTED AT CITY COLLEGE; Board Reverses Trial Group's Findings on Coach -- Sand to Remain on Faculty. Holman Is Ousted at City College As Board Reverses Trial Group
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Glenn Miller Story
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Miriam Makeba (1932)
- François Fillon (1954)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Alpha Condé (1938)
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
26,391 days ago
(72 years, 111 days)