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Friday, October 11, 1957
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The Headlines
Burdette Hurls 7-Hit Shutout in 7th Game for His 3d Victory; Takes It From Both Sides BRAVES WIN, 5-0, AND TAKE SERIES Seven 3-Game Winners Sixth Yankee Setback Peg to Second Wide
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Around the World in 80 Days
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Eleanor Roosevelt (1884)
- Amitabh Bachchan (1942)
- François Mauriac (1885)
- Bobby Charlton (1937)
- Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
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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
25,075 days ago
(68 years, 255 days)