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Wednesday, July 21, 1954
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The Headlines
SHOWDOWN TODAY ON T.V.A. CURB SET; Democrats Decide to Permit Vote on President's Order for Power Contract SHOWDOWN TODAY ON T.V.A. VOTE SET
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Caine Mutiny
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
First Indochina War: The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Robin Williams (1951)
- John Atta Mills (1944)
- Cat Stevens (1948)
- Rudolph A. Marcus (1923)
- Don Knotts (1924)
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
26,252 days ago
(71 years, 337 days)