From the day
On the date
Wednesday, March 19, 1958
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The Headlines
INDONESIA REBELS CLAIM OIL CENTER; Pakanbaru Reported Rewon by Dissidents -- Fight for Medan Is Resumed Oil Center Reported Retaken By Indonesian Rebel Forces
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Catch a Falling Star
Perry Como with Mitchell Ayres and The Ray Charles Singers
#1 at the box office
The Bridge on the River Kwai †
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
The Monarch Underwear Company fire leaves 24 dead and 15 injured.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Bruce Willis (1955)
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
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
24,915 days ago
(68 years, 95 days)