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Wednesday, August 22, 1956
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The Headlines
Eisenhower Goaded Into Fighting Mood; PRESIDENT FOUND IN FIGHTING MOOD 'New Republicanism' Theme
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Deng Xiaoping (1904)
- Claude Debussy (1862)
- Ray Bradbury (1920)
- Leni Riefenstahl (1902)
- Pope Leo XII (1760)
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
25,489 days ago
(69 years, 304 days)