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Thursday, March 25, 1954
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The Headlines
Hydrogen Blast Astonished Scientists, Eisenhower Says; In Guarded Comment at News Conference, President Discloses March 1 Explosion In the Pacific Surpassed Expectation BLAST SURPRISING, EISENHOWER SAYS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Rose Marie
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Elton John (1947)
- Aretha Franklin (1942)
- Béla Bartók (1881)
- Catherine of Siena (1347)
- Norman Borlaug (1914)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,371 days ago
(72 years, 91 days)