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Thursday, September 27, 1956
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The Headlines
Dr. Carroll Newsom Will Head N.Y.U.; NEWSOM NAMED N.Y.U. PRESIDENT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Tea and Sympathy
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
USAF Captain Milburn G. Apt becomes the first person to exceed Mach 3. Shortly thereafter, the Bell X-2 goes out of control and Captain Apt is killed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Wilford Brimley (1934)
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
25,453 days ago
(69 years, 268 days)