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Wednesday, December 18, 1957
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The Headlines
ATLAS ICBM FIRED IN FLORIDA TEST; CALLED A SUCCESS; Missile Travels Hundreds of Miles on Fixed Course, Air Force Reports Convair Officials Cheered Across the Channel ATLAS ICBM FIRED IN FLORIDA TEST
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Around the World in 80 Days
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Frisbee
On This Day
A violent F5 tornado wipes out the entire community of Sunfield, Illinois.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Joseph Stalin (1878)
- Steven Spielberg (1946)
- Willy Brandt (1913)
- J. J. Thomson (1856)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863)
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
25,007 days ago
(68 years, 187 days)