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On the date
Monday, November 11, 1957
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The Headlines
Radio of Second Satellite Has Stopped, Russians Say; Transmitters Are Silent and the Dog in Space Is Presumed Dead--Tass Calls Plans Completely Fulfilled
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
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821)
- Kurt Vonnegut (1922)
- Paracelsus (1493)
- Daniel Ortega (1945)
- George S. Patton (1885)
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
25,043 days ago
(68 years, 223 days)