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On the date
Thursday, May 27, 1954
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The Headlines
U. S. DETAINS SHIP FOR ARMS SEARCH; French Freighter at Panama Held on Report of Unlisted Weapons in Cargo U. S. DETAINS SHIP FOR ARMS SEARCH
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Dial M for Murder
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Henry Kissinger (1923)
- Christopher Lee (1922)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
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
26,307 days ago
(72 years, 27 days)