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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 →#1 at the box office
Three Coins in the Fountain
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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
26,297 days ago
(72 years, 17 days)