From the day
On the date
Sunday, April 7, 1957
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The Headlines
U.S TANKER TESTS RIGHT OF PASSAGE IN GULF OF AQABA; Vessel Unmolested in Trip to Port of Elath--Action Is Hailed by Israel RUN WILL BE REPEATED Suez Due to Be Fully Open in Two Days--No Progress in Secret Talks Seen
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Jackie Chan (1954)
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Gerhard Schröder (1944)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
- Francis Ford Coppola (1939)
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
25,261 days ago
(69 years, 76 days)