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On the date
Monday, September 27, 1954
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The Headlines
Senate Inquiry Opens Here Today On $14 Million Housing Windfalls; Senate Inquiry Opens Here Today On $14 Million Housing Windfalls
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sabrina
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Wilford Brimley (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
26,185 days ago
(71 years, 270 days)