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Wednesday, December 12, 1956
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The Headlines
POLISH MOB RAIDS SOVIET CONSULATE; Arrest of Drunken Man in Stettin Sets Off a Spree of Window Smashing Workers Stop Rioters Radio Building Set on Fire
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Giant
The must-have
Yahtzee
On This Day
United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustave Flaubert (1821)
- Frank Sinatra (1915)
- Edvard Munch (1863)
- Alfred Werner (1866)
- Rajinikanth (1950)
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
25,377 days ago
(69 years, 192 days)