From the day
On the date
Monday, March 15, 1954
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The Headlines
Georgia Tornadoes Kill 8, Injure Scores, Cause $23,000,000 Damage; GEORGIA STORMS KILL 8, INJURE 70
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
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
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
26,380 days ago
(72 years, 100 days)