From the day
On the date
Tuesday, September 21, 1954
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The Headlines
Chile's Strikes Bring Martial Law Decree; MARTIAL LAW SET IN CHILEAN STRIFE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Egyptian
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- H. G. Wells (1866)
- Shinzo Abe (1954)
- Kwame Nkrumah (1909)
- Stephen King (1947)
- Leonard Cohen (1934)
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)