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On the date
Tuesday, December 21, 1954
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The Headlines
BRITAIN RESTRICTS FORMOSA DEFENSE; Spokesmen Reaffirm Position That Aid to Nationalists Is Limited to U. N. Action BRITAIN RESTRICTS FORMOSA DEFENSE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
White Christmas †
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (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
26,099 days ago
(71 years, 184 days)