From the day
On the date
Wednesday, May 5, 1954
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The Headlines
BROWNELL PLANS ANTI-SPY DIVISION; New Security Unit to Handle Treason, Sabotage Cases, Supplementing F.B.I. Work
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
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
26,330 days ago
(72 years, 50 days)