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Monday, October 15, 1956

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The Headlines

2 TOP CANDIDATES BAR BIAS IN DRIVES; Eisenhower and Stevenson Take Stand on Rights in Reply to Two Groups To Circulate Statements 2 CANDIDATES BAR BIAS IN CAMPAIGN

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The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • FORTRAN, the first modern computer language, is first shared with the coding community.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1956

  • Don't be cruel

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

25,435 days ago

(69 years, 250 days)