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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
#1 at the box office
South Pacific
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 →
You Share a Birthday With
- Bob Dylan (1941)
- Queen Victoria (1819)
- Joseph Brodsky (1940)
- Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
- Jean-Paul Marat (1743)
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
24,850 days ago
(68 years, 30 days)