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Thursday, March 15, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. DRAFTS PLAN FOR NEW U.N. UNIT IN MIDEAST CRISIS; Favors Peace Panel to Report to Council--President Says Fresh Approach Is Aim WARNS OF PERIL IN AREA Denies There Is Ban on Arms for Israelis--Voices Hope for a 'Better Solution'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Picnic
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
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
25,650 days ago
(70 years, 100 days)