From the day
On the date
Saturday, August 9, 1958
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The Headlines
POLAR TRIP OPENS DEFENSE FRONTIER; U. S. Strategic Advantage Is Seen as Temporary -Soviet Effort Expected
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Poor Little Fool
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
Indiscreet
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean Piaget (1896)
- Romano Prodi (1939)
- Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
- Leonid Kuchma (1938)
- Tove Jansson (1914)
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
24,772 days ago
(67 years, 317 days)