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On the date
Tuesday, June 21, 1955
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The Headlines
U. N. CHIEF SEES A CALMER SPIRIT; Hammarskjold Says Unity Is Emerging From Tense Era of 'Cold War' CALM SPIRIT SEEN BY HAMMARSKJOLD
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Love Me or Leave Me
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
- Benazir Bhutto (1953)
- Shirin Ebadi (1947)
- Michel Platini (1955)
- Françoise Sagan (1935)
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
25,917 days ago
(71 years, 2 days)