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On the date
Sunday, November 18, 1956
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The Headlines
Atomic Wonder Machine Being Built on L. I.; Most Powerful Unit to Create Matter as Well as Smash It NUCLEAR WONDER BEING BUILT ON L. I. 'Atomic Microscope' Magnets to Be Cooled
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Margaret Atwood (1939)
- Louis Daguerre (1787)
- Carl Maria von Weber (1786)
- Patrick Blackett (1897)
- Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945)
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
25,401 days ago
(69 years, 216 days)