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Saturday, October 19, 1957
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The Headlines
ADMIRAL SEES U.S. AS MISSILE VICTOR; Says Satellite Has Injured Soviet I.C.B.M. Program By RICHARD WITKIN SCIENCE 'FAILURE' LAID TO PRESIDENT 'Rigid Restrictions' Noted Larger Stockpiles Urged
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
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- John le Carré (1931)
- Philip Pullman (1946)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
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
25,066 days ago
(68 years, 246 days)