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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Whoopi Goldberg (1955)
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953)
- Edward III (1312)
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
25,406 days ago
(69 years, 221 days)