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Wednesday, October 26, 1955
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The Headlines
NEGOTIATORS FIX VIRTUAL ACCORD IN MILK DISPUTE; Union Gets a $5 'Package' Rise in Pay and Pension and Welfare Benefits VIRTUAL ACCORD IN MILK RIFT SET
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
To Hell and Back
The must-have
Gumby
On This Day
Ngô Đình Diệm proclaims himself as President of the newly created Republic of Vietnam.
Wikipedia →After the last Allied troops have left the country, and following the provisions of the Austrian Independence Treaty, Austria declares that it will never join a military alliance.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Hillary Clinton (1947)
- François Mitterrand (1916)
- Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919)
- Georges Danton (1759)
- Bob Hoskins (1942)
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
25,790 days ago
(70 years, 240 days)