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Monday, March 3, 1958
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The Headlines
SATELLITE FIRINGS SET FOR THIS WEEK; Army to Launch 2d Explorer -- Navy Plans New Attempt SATELLITE FIRINGS SET FOR THIS WEEK
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
Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
- Georg Cantor (1845)
- Zico (footballer) (1953)
- William Godwin (1756)
- Ion Iliescu (1930)
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
24,931 days ago
(68 years, 111 days)