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On the date
Sunday, April 29, 1956
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The Headlines
Capital Is Cautious On Broader NATO; U.S. AIDES WARY ON A WIDER NATO O.E.E.C. Is Preferred
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Duke Ellington (1899)
- Harold Urey (1893)
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
25,605 days ago
(70 years, 55 days)