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On the date
Tuesday, October 4, 1955
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT RESTED AFTER A SETBACK; WRITES TO NIXON; Condition Again Satisfactory -- He Confers With Adams and Signs More Papers PRESIDENT RESTED AFTER A SETBACK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
To Hell and Back
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Susan Sarandon (1946)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
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
25,812 days ago
(70 years, 262 days)