From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 28, 1954
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The Headlines
President Gratified by Vote; Capital Still Wary on Paris; CAPITAL RELIEVED BUT NOT JUBILANT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
There's No Business Like Show Business
The must-have
Play-Doh
You Share a Birthday With
- Woodrow Wilson (1856)
- John von Neumann (1903)
- Denzel Washington (1954)
- Stan Lee (1922)
- Maggie Smith (1934)
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
26,092 days ago
(71 years, 177 days)