On the date

Friday, March 19, 1954

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The Headlines

Mayor Warns Dewey Of Challenge at Polls; MAYOR WILL FIGHT, HE WARNS DEWEY

#1 at the box office

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

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

26,376 days ago

(72 years, 96 days)