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Saturday, June 30, 1956

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The Headlines

HOUSE UNIT VOTES NIAGARA PROJECT; Backs Lehman Bill Providing for State Development of Power at Falls Compromise Rejected HOUSE UNIT BACKS NIAGARA PROJECT

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The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • A TWA Super Constellation and a United Airlines DC-7 collide above the Grand Canyon in Arizona and crash, killing all 128 on board both airliners.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

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

25,542 days ago

(69 years, 357 days)