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Wednesday, January 16, 1957
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The Headlines
ISRAELIS BLOW UP KEY BASE IN SINAI; Troops of U.N. Find Military Installations at El Arish Wrecked After Exit Road to Airfieid Littered Town Remains Undamaged ISRAELIS BLOW UP KEY BASE IN SINAI
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- John Carpenter (1948)
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
25,342 days ago
(69 years, 157 days)