From the day
On the date
Wednesday, November 26, 1958
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The Headlines
Charles F. Kettering Dies at 82; Inventor of Self-Starter for Cars; Former G. M. Research Chief Worked on Diesels, Paints, Ethyl Gas and Refrigerants
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
Houseboat
The must-have
Hula Hoop
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
24,663 days ago
(67 years, 208 days)