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Monday, December 17, 1956
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The Headlines
POLISH' SOLUTION IN HUNGARY SEEN; Budapest Predicts a Political Settlement With Non-Reds in a 'Popular Front' 'POLISH' SOLUTION FOR HUNGARY SEEN No Reports of Violence Government Holds Miskole Christmas Season Drab
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The Ten Commandments
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Francis (1936)
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1942)
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948)
- Willard Libby (1908)
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
25,373 days ago
(69 years, 188 days)