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On the date
Thursday, November 11, 1954
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The Headlines
8-POWER ASIA PACT IS SENT TO SENATE; Letter From President Urges Ratifying of Manila Treaty to Bar Red Aggression 8-Power Asia Pact Sent to Senate By Eisenhower for Ratification
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- Daniel Ortega (1945)
- George S. Patton (1885)
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)