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Friday, January 11, 1957
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The Headlines
HUNGARY INQUIRY VOTED BY U.N., 59-8; 5-Nation Committee to Hear Refugees--Soviet Group Opposes It--10 Abstain Hungarians Stay Away HUNGARY INQUIRY VOTED BY U.N., 59-8 Briton Cautions Moscow Hungary Bars U.N. Group
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
The African Convention is founded in Dakar, Senegal.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Kailash Satyarthi (1954)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Sputnik Satellite, Fortran Programming Language & Bubble Wrap.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
25,347 days ago
(69 years, 162 days)