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On the date
Friday, April 20, 1956
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The Headlines
Malenkov Influence Is Reported Rising As Molotov's Wanes; MALENKOV POWER REPORTED ON RISE Molotov Appears on Wane Zhukov in Hey Role
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
- Jessica Lange (1949)
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
25,613 days ago
(70 years, 63 days)