From the day
On the date
Sunday, March 7, 1954
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The Headlines
DODGERS DOWNED BY BRAVES, 3 TO 2, IN MIAMI CONTEST; Black Yields All Milwaukee Markers in First Three Innings of Exhibition
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
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
26,388 days ago
(72 years, 108 days)