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On the date
Thursday, September 22, 1955
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The Headlines
REBEL GENERAL WILL HEAD NEW REGIME IN ARGENTINA; POLITICAL CAPTIVES FREED; ARMY JUNTA BOWS Peron Still Is Reported on Paraguayan Ship at Buenos Aires ARGENTINE REBEL WILL HEAD REGIME
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinerama Holiday †
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Michael Faraday (1791)
- Ségolène Royal (1953)
- Wilhelm Keitel (1882)
- Peter Simon Pallas (1741)
- Anne of Cleves (1515)
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
25,824 days ago
(70 years, 274 days)