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Wednesday, July 4, 1956
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The Headlines
SENATORS CHARGE WILSON MISLEADS NATION ON MIGHT; Democrats Assert Conflict With Testimony of Aides 'Distorted' the Picture SECRETARY PLANS REPLY Insists 'I'm Doing Very Best I Can' in Day of Bitter Clashes at Hearing Inconsistency Charged SENATORS CHARGE WILSON MISLEADS 'Conflicting' View Cited
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Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
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
25,538 days ago
(69 years, 353 days)