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Thursday, January 31, 1957
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The Headlines
EGYPT SOLIDIFIES LABOR MOVEMENT; Creates New Federation of 250,000 Workers--Aim Is to Tighten Economic Grip Function of Executive EGYPT SOLIDIFIES LABOR MOVEMENT
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The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
Eight people (five total crew from two aircraft and three on the ground) in Pacoima, California are killed following the mid-air collision between a Douglas DC-7 airliner and a Northrop F-89 Scorpion fighter jet.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
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
25,328 days ago
(69 years, 143 days)