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Friday, February 21, 1958
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The Headlines
State Declares Emergency, Bids U.S. Aid in Snow Fight; HARRIMAN SEEKS FEDERAL SNOW AID
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Sugartime
The McGuire Sisters
#1 at the box office
Witness for the Prosecution
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
The CND symbol, aka peace symbol, commissioned by the Direct Action Committee in protest against the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, is designed and completed by Gerald Holtom.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Alan Rickman (1946)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
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
24,942 days ago
(68 years, 122 days)