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On the date
Tuesday, August 31, 1954
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The Headlines
BONN LEADERS ASK ALTERNATIVE STEP; Shocked by the Vote in Paris, They Agree on Need to Push Policy of United Europe West Germany's Leaders Agree On Need for Alternative to E.D.C.
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Richard Gere (1949)
- Hermann von Helmholtz (1821)
- Commodus (161)
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
26,211 days ago
(71 years, 296 days)