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Wednesday, June 6, 1956
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The Headlines
STEVENSON SCORES VICTORY OVER KEFAUVER IN PRIMARY FOR CALIFORNIA'S 68 VOTES; HOLDS BIG MARGIN Illinoisan Wins in City Polls and Runs Well in Rural Areas
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Searchers
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Pushkin (1799)
- Diego Velázquez (1599)
- Thomas Mann (1875)
- Sukarno (1901)
- Pierre Corneille (1606)
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)