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On the date
Saturday, November 19, 1955
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The Headlines
PENTAGON REVISES 'RISK' PROCEDURES; PENTAGON REVISES 'RISK' PROCEDURES Practices Attacked Before Senate Panel Modified to Avert Discharge Stigma
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls
The must-have
Gumby
On This Day
National Review publishes its first issue.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
- Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (1954)
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
25,766 days ago
(70 years, 216 days)