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On the date
Tuesday, September 20, 1955
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The Headlines
MOSCOW TO INSIST ON BONN-RED TALK; Soviet Will Shun Any Voice in German Domestic Rifts in Treaty Due Today MOSCOW TO INSIST ON BONN-RED TALK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinerama Holiday †
The must-have
Gumby
On This Day
The Treaty on Relations between the USSR and the GDR is signed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
25,826 days ago
(70 years, 276 days)