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Wednesday, January 22, 1958
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The Headlines
HOUSE UNIT VOTES 1.2 BILLION FUND TO SPEED MISSILES; President's Request Backed in Full -- Committee Adds 40 Million for the Army
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors
#1 at the box office
Sayonara
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Integrated Circuit (Microchip), Stereo Records & Modem.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,972 days ago
(68 years, 152 days)