From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 13, 1954
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The Headlines
Indians Top Red Sox, 4-3, to Lead League; INDIANS SCORE, 4-3, AND CAPTURE LEAD
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
- James Clerk Maxwell (1831)
- Ban Ki-moon (1944)
- W. B. Yeats (1865)
- John Forbes Nash Jr. (1928)
- Fernando Pessoa (1888)
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
26,290 days ago
(72 years, 10 days)