From the day
On the date
Saturday, June 2, 1956
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The Headlines
Russians, Welcoming Tito, Plan a New World Front; TITO WELCOMED TO SOVIET UNION
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Searchers
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
25,570 days ago
(70 years, 20 days)