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On the date
Wednesday, November 10, 1954
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The Headlines
If Einstein Were Young Again, He Says, He'd Become a Plumber; EINSTEIN DECRIES SCIENCE AS CAREER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicates the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther (1483)
- Friedrich Schiller (1759)
- Mikhail Kalashnikov (1919)
- Ennio Morricone (1928)
- Richard Burton (1925)
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
26,140 days ago
(71 years, 225 days)