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Tuesday, April 24, 1956
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The Headlines
MONTGOMERY LINE ENDS SEATING BIAS; Official of Boycotted Buses Says He Has 'No Choice' MONTGOMERY LINE ENDS SEATING BIAS 'Calm Reasonableness' Boycott Started Dec. 5
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
25,610 days ago
(70 years, 60 days)