Friday, April 15, 1955

From the day

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The Headlines

STATE LIQUOR AIDE SUICIDE IN INQUIRY; Note Left in Deputy's Hotel Room Stirs Extraordinary Interest Among Officials

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Gumby

On This Day

• McDonald's restaurant dates its founding to the opening of a franchised restaurant by Ray Kroc, in Des Plaines, Illinois.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Leonardo da Vinci (1452)
• Leonhard Euler (1707)
• Nikita Khrushchev (1894)
• Kim Il Sung (1912)
• Émile Durkheim (1858)

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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)