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Wednesday, July 9, 1958
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The Headlines
171 Million Sought For City's Transit; 171 MILLION ASKED FOR TRANSIT IN '59
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
The Purple People Eater
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
The Vikings
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
A 7.8 Mw strike-slip earthquake in Alaska causes a landslide that produces a megatsunami. The runup from the waves reached 525 m (1,722 ft) on the rim of Lituya Bay; five people were killed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Tom Hanks (1956)
- Viktor Yanukovych (1950)
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
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
24,804 days ago
(67 years, 349 days)