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On the date
Saturday, October 9, 1954
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The Headlines
BRITISH WARN U.S. BLUNTLY ON TRADE; Will Not Remove Their Curbs Unless Washington Acts First, Butler Declares British in Blunt Trade Warning; Won't Ease Curbs Until U.S. Does
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Woman's World
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- John Lennon (1940)
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
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
26,172 days ago
(71 years, 257 days)