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Thursday, September 5, 1957
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The Headlines
U.N. CHIEF BACKS EQUAL VOTE PLAN AGAINST CRITICS; Hammarskjold Says System That Churchill Attacked Is No Defect to World Body Churchill's Views Not Cited U.N. CHIEF BACKS EQUAL VOTE PLAN Double Standard Denied
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Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
Cuban Revolution: Fulgencio Batista bombs the revolt in Cienfuegos.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XIV (1638)
- Freddie Mercury (1946)
- Caspar David Friedrich (1774)
- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888)
- Michael Keaton (1951)
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
25,111 days ago
(68 years, 291 days)