From the day
On the date
Friday, July 18, 1958
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The Headlines
Syria Rushes Men To Her Frontiers; SYRIA IS RUSHING MEN TO BORDERS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Hard Headed Woman
Elvis Presley with The Jordanaires
#1 at the box office
Indiscreet
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Richard Branson (1950)
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
24,794 days ago
(67 years, 339 days)