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On the date
Sunday, September 1, 1957
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The Headlines
AFGHANISTAN AIDE BACKS SOVIET TIE; Asserts Arms Could Not Be Bought in U.S.--Russian Help Put at 25 Million
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Pajama Game
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Annie Ernaux (1940)
- Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
- Roh Moo-hyun (1946)
- A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
- Francis William Aston (1877)
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
25,114 days ago
(68 years, 294 days)