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Wednesday, November 14, 1956
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The Headlines
HIGH COURT RULES BUS SEGREGATION UNCONSTITUTIONAL; Alabama and Montgomery Laws Held in Violation of the 14th Amendment SCHOOL DECISION CITED Case Involves Bus Company Boycotted by Negroes-- Some Whites Bitter 'Separate But Equal' HIGH COURT BARS BUS SEGREGATION Grew Out of Boycott Slight Delay Is Foreseen
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889)
- Charles III (1948)
- Claude Monet (1840)
- Astrid Lindgren (1907)
- Condoleezza Rice (1954)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,405 days ago
(69 years, 220 days)