From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 25, 1954
Memories from that day
No memories yet. Add yours if you remember this day.
The Headlines
FAR PLACES IN FILMS; ' Out of This World' Tops a Run of Pictures Set in Distant Locales
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Prince Valiant
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
The first practical solar cell is publicly demonstrated by Bell Telephone Laboratories.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Al Pacino (1940)
- Guglielmo Marconi (1874)
- Johan Cruyff (1947)
- Oliver Cromwell (1599)
- Wolfgang Pauli (1900)
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
26,340 days ago
(72 years, 60 days)