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Tuesday, January 24, 1956
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT MEETS GEORGE IN EFFORT TO END POLICY RIFT; Eisenhower Acts to Restore Bipartisan Agreement on the Foreign Situation DULLES ATTENDS PARLEY No Clue Given on Settling the 'Brink of War' Dispute and Split on Aid Plan 2 Factors in Background Committee Studies Program PRESIDENT TALKS TO GEORGE ON RIFT Study Is Required
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frederick the Great (1712)
- Moon Jae-in (1953)
- Joachim Gauck (1940)
- Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
- E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)
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
25,700 days ago
(70 years, 150 days)