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Tuesday, August 7, 1956
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER SEES DULLES ON SUEZ; ENVOYS ASSURED; U.S. Policy of Moderation Stressed to Ambassadors Calling on the Secretary ASIANS SIDE WITH EGYPT International Oil Stocks Lead Sharpest Break Here Since President's Illness
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The King and I
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Elinor Ostrom (1933)
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Sofia Rotaru (1947)
- Constantius II (317)
- Ralph Bunche (1904)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Greaser
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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
25,504 days ago
(69 years, 319 days)