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On the date
Saturday, May 5, 1956
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The Headlines
City to Review Tavern's Status; Mayor Frees Park Data on Cost; OUTLAY ITEMIZED ON PARK TAVERN May Examine State Law
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Karl Marx (1818)
- Søren Kierkegaard (1813)
- Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846)
- Arthur Leonard Schawlow (1921)
- Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (1747)
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
25,598 days ago
(70 years, 48 days)