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On the date
Sunday, October 31, 1954
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The Headlines
SYRACUSE DEFEATS HOLY CROSS, 25-20; Rallies Near End to March 58 Yards on Power Plays for Winning Score
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Zaha Hadid (1950)
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
26,150 days ago
(71 years, 235 days)