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On the date
Friday, March 21, 1958
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The Headlines
Mafia Inquiry Tops New Rackets Drive Set by Senate Unit; MAFIA INQUIRY SET BY SENATE GROUP
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Jair Bolsonaro (1955)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Gary Oldman (1958)
- Sergey Lavrov (1950)
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
24,914 days ago
(68 years, 94 days)