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Monday, July 29, 1957
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The Headlines
Crowds View Castillo Bier; Assassin's Diary Revealed; Russian Letter Shown GUATEMALANS SEE BIER OF PRESIDENT Further Diary Excerpts
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
The International Atomic Energy Agency is established.
Wikipedia →Tonight Starring Jack Paar premieres on NBC with Jack Paar beginning the modern day talk show.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Benito Mussolini (1883)
- Dag Hammarskjöld (1905)
- Alexis de Tocqueville (1805)
- Eyvind Johnson (1900)
- Isidor Rabi (1898)
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
25,148 days ago
(68 years, 328 days)