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Thursday, January 26, 1956
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER LAUDS NIXON AND OPPOSES DRAFT OF WARREN; He Keeps Own Plans Secret --Warns on 'Confusion' of Politics and the Court SLATES NEW TRIP SOUTH Advances Heart Examination --Hopes Not to 'Dilly-Dally' on Second-Term Decision No Final Answer Given PRESIDENT LAUDS NIXON'S ABILITY Won't Comment on Convention
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Helen of Troy
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
- Angela Davis (1944)
- Charles XIV John (1763)
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
25,699 days ago
(70 years, 149 days)