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Friday, December 21, 1956
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The Headlines
U.S. TO CONSIDER SOVIET ARMS PLEA; Tells U.N. Thoughtful Study Will Be Given Moscow Plan for Limited Air Check Soviet Plan Outlined Soviet Move Unopposed SOVIET ARMS PLAN TO GET U.S. STUDY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (1940)
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
25,368 days ago
(69 years, 183 days)