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Monday, April 29, 1957
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The Headlines
Vein of High-Quality Manganese Found Near Antarctic Camp Site; Deposit on Clark Peninsula Points Up Potential of the Polar Continent POLAR UNIT FINDS MANGANESE VEIN
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (1957)
- Duke Ellington (1899)
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
25,240 days ago
(69 years, 55 days)