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On the date
Friday, February 15, 1957
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The Headlines
U.S.BACKS STATE ON HOUSING BIAS; F.H.A. to Bar Mortgage Aid for Offending Builders-- First Subpoena Issued HOUSING BIAS LAW WINS U.S. BACKING Liaison Aide to Be Named
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Galileo Galilei (1564)
- Louis XV (1710)
- Jeremy Bentham (1748)
- Alfred North Whitehead (1861)
- Susan B. Anthony (1820)
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
25,312 days ago
(69 years, 127 days)