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On the date
Saturday, February 1, 1958
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The Headlines
Meyner Is Critical Of Administration; MEYNER ASSAILS AMATEUR LEADERS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
At the Hop
Danny & the Juniors
#1 at the box office
Peyton Place
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Boris Yeltsin (1931)
- Clark Gable (1901)
- John Ford (1894)
- Langston Hughes (1902)
- Emilio Segrè (1905)
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
24,961 days ago
(68 years, 141 days)