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Thursday, May 24, 1956
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The Headlines
Navy Weathers a Storm of Ideas With 'Think' Expert as Navigator; NAVY WEATHERS STORM OF IDEAS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
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
25,580 days ago
(70 years, 30 days)