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Friday, June 29, 1956
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The Headlines
SENATE REJECTS FOREIGN AID CUT OF $1,700,000,000; Administration Wins Test, 58-27--Bid to Bar Funds for Tito Is Defeated House Voted 3.8 Billion SENATE REJECTS FOREIGN AID CUT Two-Vote Margin
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On This Day
The Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 is signed by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower, officially creating the United States Interstate Highway System.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Murad I (1326)
- Oriana Fallaci (1929)
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
25,543 days ago
(69 years, 358 days)