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On the date
Tuesday, October 11, 1955
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The Headlines
DULLES DECLARES SOVIET WAVERING PERPLEXES WEST; Secretary Says Policy Shifts Pose Delicate Diplomatic Task for Free World GENUINE CHANGE SOUGHT It Is Difficult to Detect and Dangerous to Rebuff, He Tells Legion in Miami DULLES CRITICIZES SOVIET WAVERING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
To Hell and Back
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- Amitabh Bachchan (1942)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
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
25,805 days ago
(70 years, 255 days)