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Saturday, April 7, 1956
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The Headlines
SOVIET CUTS SEROV FROM LONDON TRIP; Security Chief Is Left Out-- British Opposed Him SOVIET CUTS SEROV FROM LONDON TRIP
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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Yahtzee
On This Day
Francoist Spain agrees to surrender its protectorate in Morocco.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jackie Chan (1954)
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Gerhard Schröder (1944)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
- Francis Ford Coppola (1939)
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
25,626 days ago
(70 years, 76 days)