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Thursday, July 18, 1957
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The Headlines
Lloyd Calls for Working Groups To Speed U.N. Arms Cut Talks; LLOYD ASKS SPEED IN U.N. ARMS TALK
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
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Richard Branson (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
25,159 days ago
(68 years, 339 days)