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Friday, June 15, 1956
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The Headlines
750,000 DELAYED; Motormen Will Suffer Penalties of Law, Patterson Says WILDCAT STRIKE ON SUBWAY ENDS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Bhowani Junction
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Xi Jinping (1953)
- Yuri Andropov (1914)
- Edvard Grieg (1843)
- Johnny Hallyday (1943)
- Jim Varney (1949)
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
25,557 days ago
(70 years, 7 days)