From the day
On the date
Monday, June 21, 1954
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The Headlines
DEBATE IS BITTER; French Motion Is Voted After Bar to Inquiry by the Americas U. N. COUNCIL ASKS LATIN CEASE-FIRE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
- Benazir Bhutto (1953)
- Shirin Ebadi (1947)
- Françoise Sagan (1935)
- Pope Leo IX (1002)
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
26,283 days ago
(72 years, 3 days)