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Monday, April 30, 1956
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The Headlines
TEST VOTE NEARS ON BILL TO WIDEN SOCIAL SECURITY; Democrats See Major Issue in Administration's Fight to Defeat Measure
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Swan
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
Former Vice President and Democratic Senator Alben Barkley dies during a speech in Virginia.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- António Guterres (1949)
- Carl XVI Gustaf (1946)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
- Joachim von Ribbentrop (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
25,604 days ago
(70 years, 54 days)