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On the date

Wednesday, February 26, 1958

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The Headlines

Rebel Chief Offers Batista Plan to End Cuban Revolt; Castro, in Interview, Demands Army's Departure From Oriente Province, Then Election Supervised by O.A.S. CASTRO PROPOSES PLAN TO END WAR

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters

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

24,936 days ago

(68 years, 116 days)