From the day
On the date
Saturday, February 18, 1956
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The Headlines
Hazed M.I.T. Youth Is Found Drowned; Hazed M.I.T. Student Is Found Drowned Under Ice of Reservoir
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Toni Morrison (1931)
- Alessandro Volta (1745)
- John Travolta (1954)
- Ramakrishna (1836)
- Mary I of England (1516)
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
25,675 days ago
(70 years, 125 days)