From the day
On the date
Wednesday, December 21, 1955
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The Headlines
INSURANCE AGENCY RULES AUTO CLUB; Owns $20,500 Bond Issue That Controls Vote -- Link Aired in Stormy Session
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cinerama Holiday †
The must-have
Gumby
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (1940)
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
25,734 days ago
(70 years, 184 days)