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On the date

Wednesday, January 29, 1958

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The Headlines

Campanella Paralyzed in Crash; Broken Neck Is Expected to Heal; Dodger Catcher Pinned Half Hour in Overturned Car -- In Surgery 4 Hours

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

At the Hop

Danny & the Juniors

The must-have

Hula Hoop

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

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Catchphrases of 1958

  • It's a bird! It's a plane!

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

24,964 days ago

(68 years, 144 days)