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Monday, August 23, 1954
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The Headlines
U.S. May Reappraise Its Policy on Europe; U. S. MAY RESTUDY POLICY ON EUROPE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
The first flight of the Lockheed C-130 multi-role aircraft takes place.
Wikipedia →The Cruise of the Kings, a royal cruise organised by the Queen Consort of Greece, Frederica of Hanover, departs from Marseille, France.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Halimah Yacob (1954)
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
26,219 days ago
(71 years, 304 days)