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Friday, June 18, 1954
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The Headlines
PREMIERSHIP WON BY MENDES-FRANCE ON PEACE PLEDGE; REDS' AID SPURNED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Carlos Castillo Armas leads an invasion force across the Guatemalan border, setting in motion the 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul McCartney (1942)
- Lech Kaczyński (1949)
- Thabo Mbeki (1942)
- Roger Ebert (1942)
- Jürgen Habermas (1929)
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
26,285 days ago
(72 years, 5 days)