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Monday, January 23, 1956
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The Headlines
61 REBELS KILLED IN ALGERIAN DRIVE; French Officials Claim Gain in the People's Support 2-DAY DRIVE KILLS 61 ALGERIA REBELS Tunis Reports Fighting
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Guys and Dolls †
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- David Hilbert (1862)
- Stendhal (1783)
- Édouard Manet (1832)
- Derek Walcott (1930)
- Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947)
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
25,701 days ago
(70 years, 151 days)