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Tuesday, February 7, 1956
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The Headlines
MOLLET MENANCED BY MOB IN ALGERIA; CATROUX RESIGNS; Premier Lets Minister Quit as Hostile Colonists Pelt Officials in Algiers CONSULTATION PLANNED French Leader Asserts Aim of Trip to Territory Is to Seek Data on Problem Crowd Boos Premier MOLLET MENACED BY MOB IN ALGERIA Catroux Cites Opposition
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You Share a Birthday With
- Charles Dickens (1812)
- Thomas More (1478)
- Sinclair Lewis (1885)
- Alfred Adler (1870)
- Puyi (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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Beatnik
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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
25,686 days ago
(70 years, 136 days)