From the day
On the date
Sunday, December 23, 1956
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The Headlines
BRITISH, FRENCH ARE OUT OF SUEZ; U.N. IN CONTROL; Tanks That Had Protected Withdrawal of Troops Are Last to Quit Port Said CURFEW STRICT THERE Ceremony Marks Take-Over in Port Fuad--Kidnapped Briton Reported Alive
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments
The must-have
Yahtzee
You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
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
25,366 days ago
(69 years, 181 days)