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On the date
Wednesday, September 14, 1955
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The Headlines
U. S. BIDS U. N. BACK ARMS DATA TRADE; Wants Assembly to Endorse Unanimously Exchange of Blueprints With Soviet U.S. BIDS U.N. BACK ARMS DATA TRADE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
To Catch a Thief
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Leo XIV (1955)
- Alexander von Humboldt (1769)
- Francisco de Quevedo (1580)
- Renzo Piano (1937)
- Margaret Sanger (1879)
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
25,832 days ago
(70 years, 282 days)