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Tuesday, January 25, 1955
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The Headlines
HARRIMAN EASES BUILDING FREEZE; Permits Letting of Contracts for Mental Hygiene Projects and Grade Crossing Work HARRIMAN EASES BUILDING FREEZE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Virginia Woolf (1882)
- Robert Burns (1759)
- Vladimir Vysotsky (1938)
- W. Somerset Maugham (1874)
- Robert Boyle (1627)
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
26,064 days ago
(71 years, 149 days)