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Saturday, February 25, 1956
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The Headlines
Dr. Snyder Hedges View On 2d Term for President; Early Flight Planned PHYSICIAN HEDGES ON SECOND TERM Heavy Schedule Tested Dr. White Sees Relief
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
In his speech On the Cult of Personality and Its Consequences, Nikita Khrushchev, leader of the Soviet Union, denounces Stalin.
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Harrison (1943)
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
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
25,668 days ago
(70 years, 118 days)