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Sunday, June 6, 1954

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The Headlines

D-DAY FETES OPEN ON NORMANDY SOIL; Coty Pays Tribute to British -- Churchill Message Hails French Resistance Role D-DAY FETES OPEN ON NORMANDY SOIL

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Play-Doh

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1954

  • Under God

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

26,297 days ago

(72 years, 17 days)