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Tuesday, June 5, 1956
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The Headlines
SAAR ACCORD SET BY BONN AND PARIS; Integration of Territory With West Germany Is Expected by First of Next Year SAAR ACCORD SET BY BONN AND PARIS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Searchers
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
Elvis Presley introduces his new single, "Hound Dog", on The Milton Berle Show, scandalizing the audience with his suggestive hip movements.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
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
25,567 days ago
(70 years, 17 days)