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Thursday, February 21, 1957
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The Headlines
Shaw Alphabet Fund In Will Ruled Void; BEQUEST BY SHAW ON ALPHABET VOID
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Alan Rickman (1946)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
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
25,306 days ago
(69 years, 121 days)