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On the date
Monday, September 20, 1954
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The Headlines
Mendes-France Declares Britain Is Key to Security; Mendes-France Asserts Britain Holds Key to European Security
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Egyptian
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
The Moomin comics, created by Tove Jansson and Lars Jansson, is published internationally in the London newspaper The Evening News.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
26,191 days ago
(71 years, 276 days)