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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
#1 at the box office
Witness for the Prosecution
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Victor Hugo (1802)
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (1954)
- Ariel Sharon (1928)
- Johnny Cash (1932)
- Christopher Marlowe (1564)
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
24,936 days ago
(68 years, 116 days)