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Thursday, October 25, 1956

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The Headlines

DEATHS PUT AT 150; Russian Forces Press Fight in Third Day to Crush Rebels Soviet Forces Praised SOVIET QUELLING HUNGARY'S RISING Workers Exonerated All-Night Session Telephone Lines Closed Government Confident Rebels in Radio Station Fighting Elsewhere Reported

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The must-have

Yahtzee

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

25,425 days ago

(69 years, 240 days)