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On the date
Sunday, May 20, 1956
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The Headlines
NATO 'Fact of Life,' Bohlen Tells Russia; BOHLEN ANSWERS KHRUSHCHEV GIBE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb is dropped over Bikini Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
25,583 days ago
(70 years, 33 days)