From the day
On the date
Saturday, October 16, 1954
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The Headlines
DEATH TOLL IS 39; Scores Hurt, Thousands Homeless -- Damage to Property Heavy Hurricane Rips 8-State Swath; Death Toll Is 39, Damage Heavy
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Star Is Born
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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)