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On the date
Sunday, September 23, 1956
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The Headlines
White House Acts Swiftly; SOMOZA WOUNDED BY AN ASSASSIN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
High Society
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
A tropical storm originating in the eastern Pacific Ocean passes into the Gulf of Mexico and is upgraded and named Hurricane Flossy just hours before striking the Gulf Coast and causing 15 deaths and an estimated USD$24.8 million in damages.
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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
25,457 days ago
(69 years, 272 days)