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Saturday, July 14, 1956
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The Headlines
45 DIE AT FORT DIX IN CRASH OF PLANE WITH 66 ON BOARD; 21 ARE INJURED Women and Children Among Passengers Going to Britain Word Is Delayed 45 DIE AT FORT DIX IN CRASH OF PLANE 3 Miles From Take-Off PARTIAL LIST OF DEAD
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The King and I
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Gerald Ford (1913)
- Ingmar Bergman (1918)
- Gustav Klimt (1862)
- Cardinal Mazarin (1602)
- Gavrila Derzhavin (1743)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,528 days ago
(69 years, 343 days)