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On the date
Wednesday, September 1, 1954
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The Headlines
FRANCE'S PREMIER TO PUSH NEW PACT; Tells Assembly He Will Seek British Role on Continent FRANCE'S PREMIER TO PUSH NEW PACT
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
- Annie Ernaux (1940)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- Roh Moo-hyun (1946)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
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
26,210 days ago
(71 years, 295 days)