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On the date
Wednesday, October 8, 1958
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The Headlines
Powell to Back Harriman; Ends Feud With De Sapio; Harlem Leader Wins Concession Over Patronage and Help in Retaining His Seniority in Congress POWELL TO BACK STATE DEMOCRATS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
It's All in the Game
Tommy Edwards
#1 at the box office
Damn Yankees
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Sigourney Weaver (1949)
- Ursula von der Leyen (1958)
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
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
24,713 days ago
(67 years, 258 days)