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On the date
Tuesday, May 18, 1954
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The Headlines
RULING TO FIGURE IN '54 CAMPAIGN; Decision Tied to Eisenhower -- Russell Leads Southerners in Criticism of Court RULING TO FIGURE IN '54 CAMPAIGN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope John Paul II (1920)
- Bertrand Russell (1872)
- Omar Khayyam (1048)
- Nicholas II (1868)
- Walter Gropius (1883)
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
26,317 days ago
(72 years, 37 days)