From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 24, 1954
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The Headlines
Calls Monitored Often in Capital; Hearing Revives Evidence Issue; CALLS MONITORED OFTEN IN CAPITAL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Prince Valiant
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
26,341 days ago
(72 years, 61 days)