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On the date
Thursday, June 24, 1954
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The Headlines
Economic Fund Aide Murdered in Village; FUND AIDE IS SLAIN IN HOME IN VILLAGE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
First Indochina War: Battle of Mang Yang Pass: Viet Minh troops belonging to the 803rd Regiment ambush G.M. 100 of France in An Khê.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
- Julia Kristeva (1941)
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
26,279 days ago
(71 years, 364 days)