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Wednesday, May 16, 1956
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The Headlines
HERALDIC PARITY ASKED FOR WOMEN; Editor of Debrett's Peerage Would End 'Chattel' Status HERALDIC PARITY ASKED FOR WOMEN Denied Use of Crests Inquiry From New Zealand
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
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
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
25,587 days ago
(70 years, 37 days)