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Saturday, May 24, 1958

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT LOSES DEFENSE BILL BID; House Committee Rejects His Request for Changes PRESIDENT LOSES DEFENSE BILL BID

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on Your Hit Parade

All I Have To Do Is Dream

The Everly Brothers

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.

    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

24,850 days ago

(68 years, 30 days)