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Tuesday, January 15, 1957
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT VISITS 4 DROUGHT STATES AND PLEDGES AID; Views Damage in Southwest and Promises 'Everyone Will Do His Best' PEOPLE ARE OPTIMISTIC Eisenhower Hails 'Chins-Up' Attitude--Flies to Tucson After Inspecting Farms Praises Attitude Projects Are Urged PRESIDENT VISITS 4 DROUGHT STATES Weather Turns Cold Visits a Farm
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929)
- Molière (1622)
- Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918)
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809)
- Sofya Kovalevskaya (1850)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,343 days ago
(69 years, 158 days)