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Friday, October 15, 1954
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The Headlines
NEGRO PUPILS WIN DELAWARE RULING; Judge Finds 10 Have 'Clear Legal Right' to Return to Milford High School NEGRO PUPILS WIN DELAWARE RULING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Star Is Born
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Hurricane Hazel devastates the eastern seaboard of North America, killing 95 and causing massive floods as far north as Toronto.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844)
- Akbar (1542)
- Mikhail Lermontov (1814)
- Michel Foucault (1926)
- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931)
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
26,166 days ago
(71 years, 251 days)