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Saturday, September 20, 1958
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The Headlines
U.S. UNIFIES FORCE GUARDING TAIWAN FOR QUICK ACTION; Joint Chiefs Place Admiral in Full Command, Under Pearl Harbor's Orders 3 SHIPS REACH QUEMOY Supplies Landed While Reds Hurl 8,000 Shells Onto Islands in 16 Hours Nationalist and Communist Chinese; U. S. Admiral U. S. UNIFIES FORCE GUARDING TAIWAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
Unknown Artist
#1 at the box office
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
24,730 days ago
(67 years, 275 days)