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On the date
Saturday, November 12, 1955
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The Headlines
Front Page 1 -- No Title; PRESIDENT FLIES BACK TO CAPITAL; SHOWS NO FATIGUE He Jests in Talk to Crowds at Airport -- Is Welcomed by Nixon and Hoover VOICES HIS GRATITUDE Tells Throngs He Expects to Ease Way Back to Duties -- Speaks With Firmness Eisenhower Flies Back to Capital; Shows No Fatigue After Trip HE JESTS IN TALK AT CAPITAL FIELD Asserts His Stay in Denver Was 'a Little Longer' Than Had Been Scheduled
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls
The must-have
Gumby
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
25,773 days ago
(70 years, 223 days)