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Sunday, August 3, 1958

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The Headlines

A GLITTER DEFEATS SPAR MAID IN OAKS; Calumet Filly Triumphs by a Length and a Half in Monmouth Race A GLITTER TAKES MONMOUTH OAKS

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#1 on Your Hit Parade

Poor Little Fool

Unknown Artist

The must-have

Hula Hoop

On This Day

  • The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1958

  • It's a bird! It's a plane!

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

24,778 days ago

(67 years, 323 days)