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Tuesday, May 20, 1958
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The Headlines
WEEKS PREDICTS 50% OUTPUT RISE IN NEXT 10 YEARS; But Business Must Lead Revival, He Tells Parley -- Industry Reviews Efforts WEEKS PREDICTS 50% OUTPUT RISE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
All I Have To Do Is Dream
The Everly Brothers
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
Capital Airlines Flight 300 collides in mid-air with a United States Air Force Lockheed T-33 over Brunswick, Maryland, killing 12.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
24,853 days ago
(68 years, 33 days)