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On the date
Tuesday, April 20, 1954
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The Headlines
F.H.A. AIDE INVOKES FIFTH AMENDMENT IN HOUSING INQUIRY; Powell Cites Guard Against Self-Incrimination--Senate Banking Unit Opens Study HOUSING WITNESS SILENT AT INQUIRY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Prince Valiant
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
- Jessica Lange (1949)
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
26,345 days ago
(72 years, 65 days)