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On the date
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
#1 at the box office
Witness for the Prosecution
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.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
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
24,933 days ago
(68 years, 113 days)