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On the date
Friday, October 4, 1957
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The Headlines
Jaywalk Drive Set; Citizen Unit to Help; CITY SETS DRIVE ON JAYWALKERS Mayor Calls Drive Unusual Ad Agency to Help
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
On This Day
Sputnik 1 becomes the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Susan Sarandon (1946)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
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
25,081 days ago
(68 years, 261 days)