From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 15, 1955
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The Headlines
HARRIMAN DEFERS RACE TAX DECISION IN WAGNER PARLEY; He Says, After 2-Hour Talk, That He First Must See Legislative Leaders MAYOR STILL IS HOPEFUL Consultations Being Held by Aides on Rent Control and Juvenile Laws HARRIMAN DELAYS RACE TAX DECISION
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Vera Cruz
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929)
- Molière (1622)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
TV Remote Control, Microwave Oven (Home Use) & Hovercraft.
Style of 1955
Silhouette: Rebellious and relaxed
Material: Denim and leather
- Greaser jackets
- Rolled jeans
- Converse
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
26,074 days ago
(71 years, 159 days)