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On the date
Monday, October 4, 1954
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The Headlines
DULLES SAYS WEST IS ON SECURE PATH; He Hails 'European Approach' in Facing Up to 'Common Danger' -- Starts Home Dulles Calls West's Path Sound; Praises Britain's Defense Pledge
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sabrina
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Susan Sarandon (1946)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
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
26,177 days ago
(71 years, 262 days)