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Wednesday, July 25, 1956

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The Headlines

Eisenhower's Four Years; An Evaluation of Administration Policy Toward Labor and the Union Leaders STUDY OF 4 YEARS UNDER EISENHOWER 'Clear It With Sidney' Taft Called It Incredible Also Called a 'Leftist' Dual Policy in Unionism Used Injunction 3 Times

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The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • Forty-five miles south of Nantucket Island, the Italian ocean liner SS Andrea Doria collides with the MS Stockholm in heavy fog and sinks the next day, killing 51.

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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

25,517 days ago

(69 years, 332 days)