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Sunday, November 17, 1957
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The Headlines
OHIO STATE RALLY HALTS IOWA, 17-13; Bob White Scores in Fourth Period as Buckeye Eleven Wins Big Ten Title OHIO STATE RALLY TRIPS IOWA, 17-13 Bucks Steal 3 Passes STATISTICS OF THE GAME
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On This Day
Vickers Viscount G-AOHP of British European Airways crashes at Ballerup after the failure of three engines on approach to Copenhagen Airport. The cause is a malfunction of the anti-icing system on the aircraft. There are no fatalities.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Martin Scorsese (1942)
- Eugene Wigner (1902)
- Cyril Ramaphosa (1952)
- Louis XVIII (1755)
- Danny DeVito (1944)
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
25,037 days ago
(68 years, 217 days)