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Monday, October 25, 1954
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The Headlines
9TH U.N. BIRTHDAY WIDELY OBSERVED; Leaders Attend Celebration Here -- World Body's Aims Praised in Many Nations 9TH U.N. BIRTHDAY WIDELY OBSERVED
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
- Pablo Picasso (1881)
- Georges Bizet (1838)
- Évariste Galois (1811)
- Johann Strauss II (1825)
- Max Stirner (1806)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
26,156 days ago
(71 years, 241 days)