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On the date
Monday, January 7, 1957
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The Headlines
Compromise Sought To Limit Filibusters; FILIBUSTER FOES PLAN NEW FIGHT Douglas Backs New Plan Democrats Map Program
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
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
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
25,351 days ago
(69 years, 166 days)