From the day
On the date
Saturday, July 10, 1954
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The Headlines
ARBENZ' SAFE EXIT ASKED BY MEXICO; Other Guatemalan Ex-Chiefs Included in Her Requests -- Junta Considers Reply SAFE EXIT IS ASKED FOR GUATEMALANS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,263 days ago
(71 years, 348 days)