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On the date
Sunday, February 2, 1958
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The Headlines
MILITARY POWER: HOW U. S. STANDS; Nation Is Found to Maintain Superiority, but Soviet Poses Rising Threat
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
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
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
24,960 days ago
(68 years, 140 days)