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Wednesday, November 13, 1957
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The Headlines
LeMay Flies Jet Tanker to Argentina; 3 Bombers Cross Pacific Nonstop; Nonstop From Maine and Back Flew 1,000 Miles Extra Fueler for B-52s LeMay Flies Jet to Argentina; Three Bombers Cross Pacific 600-700 Miles an Hour
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
- Augustine of Hippo (354)
- Robert Louis Stevenson (1850)
- Whoopi Goldberg (1955)
- Andrés Manuel López Obrador (1953)
- Edward III (1312)
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
25,042 days ago
(68 years, 222 days)