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Sunday, February 26, 1956
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The Headlines
FREEPORT COLONY TO GET 60 HOMES; Split-Level Dwellings to Be Priced at $23,500-- Model Is Displayed Morgan Island Offerings Model Shown at Wantagh FREEPORT COLONY TO GET 60 HOMES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
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
25,667 days ago
(70 years, 117 days)