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On the date
Wednesday, January 9, 1957
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The Headlines
O' Rourke Wins Post; Teamster Fight Ends; O'ROURKE TO HEAD TEAMSTER GROUP Hoffa's Influence to Rise
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Teahouse of the August Moon
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden resigns from office following his failure to retake the Suez Canal from Egyptian sovereignty.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Richard Nixon (1913)
- Simone de Beauvoir (1908)
- AD 727 (727)
- Karel Čapek (1890)
- Joan Baez (1941)
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
25,350 days ago
(69 years, 165 days)