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Friday, January 20, 1956
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The Headlines
G.O.P. RESUBMITS 3 TAX CUT BILLS HARRIMAN VETOED; 'Humanized' Levy Is Offered in Program, With Relief for the Old, Blind, Widowed Governor Has Program Harriman Objections Ignored STATE G.O.P. ASKS INCOME TAX CUTS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls †
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- David Lynch (1946)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Hard Disk Drive (IBM 305), Videotape & Transatlantic Telephone Cable.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
25,704 days ago
(70 years, 154 days)