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Monday, December 1, 1958
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The Headlines
Mayor Names 7-Man Unit To Sift Welfare Activities; WAGNER ORDERS WELFARE STUDY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
Mardi Gras
The must-have
Hula Hoop
On This Day
The Central African Republic attains self-rule within the French Union.
Wikipedia →The Our Lady of the Angels School fire in Chicago kills 92 children and three nuns.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Pablo Escobar (1949)
- Georgy Zhukov (1896)
- Nikolai Lobachevsky (1792)
- Sebastián Piñera (1949)
- Hasan ibn Ali (624)
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
24,658 days ago
(67 years, 203 days)