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On the date
Saturday, July 12, 1958
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The Headlines
U. S. ASKS MOSCOW TO PUNISH AIRMEN FOR PLANE ATTACK; Renews Demands Russians Help Free 9-Man 'Copter Crew in East Germany
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Neruda (1904)
- Henry David Thoreau (1817)
- Amedeo Modigliani (1884)
- Buckminster Fuller (1895)
- Richard Simmons (1948)
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
24,801 days ago
(67 years, 346 days)