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On the date
Wednesday, November 2, 1955
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The Headlines
GERMAN REDS GIVE BIG FOUR MINISTERS UNITY PROPOSALS; Urge a Gradual Unification, Armed Neutrality and the End of Defense Pacts JOINT COUNCIL IS ASKED Program Would Keep State and Private Enterprises -Basis of Soviet Plan Seen GERMAN REDS GIVE UNITY PROPOSALS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Trial
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- James K. Polk (1795)
- Warren G. Harding (1865)
- Marie Antoinette (1755)
- George Boole (1815)
- Odysseas Elytis (1911)
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
25,783 days ago
(70 years, 233 days)