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Sunday, February 23, 1958
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The Headlines
Rangers in 2-2 Tie With Montreal Six; RANGERS IN 2-2 TIE WITH CANADIENS
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
Five-time Argentine Formula One champion Juan Manuel Fangio is kidnapped by rebels involved in the Cuban Revolution, on the eve of the Cuban Grand Prix. He was released the following day after the race.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- George Frideric Handel (1685)
- Viktor Yushchenko (1954)
- Karl Jaspers (1883)
- Kazimir Malevich (1878)
- Pope Paul II (1417)
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
24,939 days ago
(68 years, 119 days)