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Thursday, August 8, 1957
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The Headlines
M'ELROY IS NAMED TO WILSON'S POST; Eisenhower Calls President of Procter & Gamble 'One of Most Capable' Men
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Pride and the Passion
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Mohamed Morsi (1951)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
- Ernest Lawrence (1901)
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
25,138 days ago
(68 years, 318 days)