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Saturday, February 2, 1957
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The Headlines
U.S. TO INSTRUCT NATO ON MISSILES; Plans to Bring Allied Aides Here in Spring to Learn the Use of Weapons U.S. TO INSTRUCT NATO ON MISSILES Wilson Pledge Recalled Manpower Accord Seen
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
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
25,326 days ago
(69 years, 141 days)