On the date

Tuesday, August 12, 1958

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The Headlines

MISSILE FUNDS LAG, HOUSE UNIT FINDS; Administration Holding Back Program, Report Charges Over G. O. P. Protests INQUIRY CHARGES LAG ON MISSILES

#1 on Your Hit Parade

Unknown Artist

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1958

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

24,769 days ago

(67 years, 314 days)