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Tuesday, November 13, 1956

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The Headlines

GEN. GRUENTHER TO BE PRESIDENT OF THE RED CROSS; Eisenhower Voices 'Delight' at Choice--NATO Chief to Take Job Jan. 1

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#1 at the box office

Giant

The must-have

Yahtzee

On This Day

  • The Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a lower court ruling that invalidated Alabama laws requiring segregated buses, thus ending the Montgomery bus boycott.

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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

25,406 days ago

(69 years, 221 days)