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On the date
Sunday, December 22, 1957
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The Headlines
QUILL IS DEFIANT; HE WARNS MAYOR OF POLITICAL RISK; T.W.U. SENDS WIRE Says Labor in City Will Back Subway Strike Jan. 1
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Sad Sack
The must-have
Frisbee
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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
25,002 days ago
(68 years, 182 days)