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Thursday, April 19, 1956
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The Headlines
12 NATIONS AGREE ON ATOMIC AGENCY; Reach Compromise on U.N. Peaceful Uses Charter-- Ratifying Parley in Fall
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
Actress Grace Kelly marries Prince Rainier of Monaco.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Jayne Mansfield (1933)
- Ferdinand I of Austria (1793)
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
25,614 days ago
(70 years, 64 days)