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On the date
Saturday, May 12, 1956
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The Headlines
U.N. Chief Suggests Patience on Mideast; U.N. CHIEF ADVISES MIDEAST PATIENCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Revolt of Mamie Stover
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Florence Nightingale (1820)
- Katharine Hepburn (1907)
- Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895)
- Dorothy Hodgkin (1910)
- George Carlin (1937)
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
25,591 days ago
(70 years, 41 days)