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Monday, June 2, 1958
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The Headlines
CRASHES KILL 344 ON 3-DAY HOLIDAY; RAIN CURBS TOLL; Auto Deaths Below Forecast -- Temperature Climbs to 79.3 Degrees Here CRASH TOLL RISES AS HOLIDAY ENDS
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
God's Little Acre
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius X (1835)
- Thomas Hardy (1840)
- Marquis de Sade (1740)
- Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857)
- Pope Leo XI (1535)
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
24,840 days ago
(68 years, 20 days)