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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

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Sugartime

The McGuire Sisters

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • Nuri al-Said becomes Prime Minister of Iraq for the eighth time.

    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

24,931 days ago

(68 years, 111 days)