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On the date
Sunday, August 15, 1954
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The Headlines
STEWART HAS 201 TO PACE TAM GOLF; Leads Toski by Shot in Pro Section of 'World' Play -Miss Berg Is Ahead
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Magnificent Obsession
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Alfredo Stroessner begins his dictatorship in Paraguay.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
26,227 days ago
(71 years, 312 days)