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Thursday, August 16, 1956
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The Headlines
NEAR A MAJORITY; Illinoisan Gains Large Blocs in 3 States-- Harriman Won't Quit Johnson's Chance Gone STEVENSON SEEN AS EARLY VICTOR Thinks He 'Missed Boat' Harriman Keeps Going
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Zachary Taylor (1816)
- James Cameron (1954)
- Charles Bukowski (1920)
- Menachem Begin (1913)
- Gabriel Lippmann (1845)
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
25,495 days ago
(69 years, 310 days)