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Friday, November 9, 1956
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The Headlines
Bulganin, Voroshilov Hail President as Great Leader; Soviet Leaders' Message Israelis Ask About Dulles 2 SOVIET LEADERS HAIL EISENHOWER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Carl Sagan (1934)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Imre Kertész (1929)
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
25,410 days ago
(69 years, 225 days)