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Tuesday, June 14, 1955
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The Headlines
Jersey City Upheld in Right To Sue Hague for 15 Million; JERSEY CITY WINS HAGUE SUIT RIGHT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Love Me or Leave Me
The must-have
Gumby
On This Day
Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Donald Trump (1946)
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
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
25,924 days ago
(71 years, 9 days)