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Wednesday, February 22, 1956
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The Headlines
INFLATION CHECKS WIN IN COMMONS; British Government Upheld, 325 to 259, at Close of Two Days of Debate Measures Termed Inadequate INFLATION CHECKS WIN IN COMMONS Development Curb Scored
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- George Washington (1732)
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
- Heinrich Hertz (1857)
- Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
- Horst Köhler (1943)
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
25,672 days ago
(70 years, 122 days)