Tuesday, April 9, 1957

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The Headlines

Elizabeth Is Cheered By Throngs in Paris As Gala Visit Begins; Second Queen to Visit

#1 at the box office

The Ten Commandments †

The must-have

Frisbee

On This Day

• The Suez Canal in Egypt is cleared and opens to shipping following the Suez Crisis.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Charles Baudelaire (1821)
• Jean-Paul Belmondo (1933)
• Leopold II of Belgium (1835)
• Hugh Hefner (1926)
• Elias Lönnrot (1802)

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Tech Check

Sputnik Satellite, Fortran Programming Language & Bubble Wrap.

Cost of Living (1950)