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Thursday, December 2, 1954
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The Headlines
Senate Studies 1952 Check Made on Mail of McCarthy; McCarthy Mail Checked in 1952; Senate Begins an Investigation
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
On This Day
Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
Wikipedia →The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
26,118 days ago
(71 years, 203 days)