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On the date
Monday, November 22, 1954
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The Headlines
Clapp Suggests Transit Unit Look to St. Lawrence Power; Clapp Suggests City Transit Unit Study St. Lawrence Power Plan
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Paolo Gentiloni (1954)
- Terry Gilliam (1940)
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
26,128 days ago
(71 years, 213 days)