On the date

Monday, June 18, 1956

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The Headlines

Dictator's Picked Candidate Far Behind Two Others in Early Returns; PERUVIAN REGIME APPEARS LOSING No Serious Incidents

#1 at the box office

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

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

25,554 days ago

(70 years, 4 days)