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Monday, May 24, 1954
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The Headlines
VIETMINH TO FREE 858 OF WOUNDED; French Expected to Wind Up Evacuation Before Airfield at Dienbienphu Is Fixed VIETMINH TO FREE 858 OF WOUNDED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Executive Suite
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,311 days ago
(72 years, 31 days)