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On the date
Friday, January 4, 1957
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The Headlines
Britain to Revive Maldive Airfield To Strengthen Far East Routes; BRITAIN TO REOPEN MALDIVE AIR BASE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Gao Xingjian (1940)
- Louis Braille (1809)
- Jacob Grimm (1785)
- Brian Josephson (1940)
- Ali al-Sajjad (659)
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
25,354 days ago
(69 years, 169 days)