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On the date
Friday, May 24, 1957
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The Headlines
AID CHIEF URGES LONG-TERM FUND; Senators Attack Hollister's Plea as Blow at Congress' Power to Curb Spending
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
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
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
25,214 days ago
(69 years, 29 days)