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Monday, October 8, 1956
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The Headlines
POLICE SHOTS MAR HONDURAN VOTING; Demonstrator Slain, 9 Hurt --Opposition Charges Some Coercion in Provinces Women Have Ballot POLICE SHOTS MAR HONDURAN VOTING
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War and Peace
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
The New York Yankees's Don Larsen pitches the only perfect game in a World Series.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Sigourney Weaver (1949)
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
- Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883)
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
25,442 days ago
(69 years, 257 days)