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Friday, April 12, 1957
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The Headlines
Navy Rocket Climbs 126 Miles Carrying Satellite Instruments; Equipment Functions Well as Test Simulates First Part of tht Trip to Orbit SATELLITE INSIDES SOAR IN A ROCKET Parachute Not Used
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Ten Commandments †
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacob Zuma (1942)
- Montserrat Caballé (1933)
- David Letterman (1947)
- Tom Clancy (1947)
- Joyce Banda (1950)
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
25,256 days ago
(69 years, 71 days)