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Sunday, February 16, 1958

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The Headlines

THE TELLING OF A NATION'S STORY; Because the Historian Clarifies the Present By Tracing the Past, His Business Is Booming The Telling of a Nation's Story Story

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters with Neal Hefti

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

24,946 days ago

(68 years, 126 days)