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On the date
Thursday, August 23, 1956
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The Headlines
Cairo Issues Threat Of Canal Priorities; CAIRO THREATENS SUEZ FAVORITISM Tension Seen Mounting West Sees Fears Confirmed
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Halimah Yacob (1954)
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
25,488 days ago
(69 years, 303 days)