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Tuesday, April 3, 1956
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The Headlines
President Welcomes Egg-Rollers, Says He'll See Them 'Next Year'; PRESIDENT GREETS EGG-ROLLING FETE President Wears Brown Suit
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Alexander the Great
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
Hudsonville–Standale tornado: The western half of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Marlon Brando (1924)
- Helmut Kohl (1930)
- Jane Goodall (1934)
- Washington Irving (1783)
- Doris Day (1922)
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
25,630 days ago
(70 years, 80 days)