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Saturday, March 1, 1958

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The Headlines

2-PARTY PLAN ASKS LAW ON DISABILITY; Kefauver and Dirksen Back Presidency Amendment 2-PARTY PLAN ASKS LAW ON DISABILITY

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • Samuel Alphonsus Stritch is appointed Pro-Prefect of the Propagation of Faith and thus becomes the first U.S. member of the Roman Curia.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

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

24,933 days ago

(68 years, 113 days)