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Sunday, December 2, 1956
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The Headlines
MIDDIES IN RALLY; Late Dagampat Score Matches Kyasky's Tally for Cadets Follows Fumble Recovery LATE NAVY SCORE TIES ARMY AT 7-7 Spikes Army's Guns Kyasky Breaks Loose Forced to Kick Again Tries Third-down Pass Sets Up Navy's Score
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
25,387 days ago
(69 years, 202 days)