From the day
On the date
Friday, May 13, 1955
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The Headlines
$50,000 Allocated to Fight Teen-Age Gangs in Bronx; City Votes $50,000 Fund to Curb Youth Gangs in Southeast Bronx
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Blackboard Jungle
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Stevie Wonder (1950)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
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
25,957 days ago
(71 years, 42 days)