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On the date
Monday, April 12, 1954
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The Headlines
JERSEY BILL DIES AT SESSION ON TV; Senate Committee Rejects Measure to Halt All New Port Authority Projects JERSEY BILL DIES AT SESSION ON TV
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Rose Marie
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacob Zuma (1942)
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- David Letterman (1947)
- Tom Clancy (1947)
- Joyce Banda (1950)
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
26,353 days ago
(72 years, 73 days)