From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 24, 1956
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The Headlines
Cubs' Four in Tenth Sink Pirates, 9 to 5; CUBS' 4 IN TENTH SINK PIRATES, 9-5
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Catered Affair
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
- Julia Kristeva (1941)
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
25,548 days ago
(69 years, 363 days)