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On the date
Tuesday, December 23, 1958
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The Headlines
CONGRESS TO GET BALANCED BUDGET OF $77,000,000,000; Eisenhower Releases 'Good News' to Avoid a Leak -- Defense Costs Will Rise NO TAX INCREASE SEEN Rises in Postal Rates and Gasoline Levy Scheduled -- Fight on Inflation Cited
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
#1 at the box office
The Buccaneer
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Akihito (1933)
- Helmut Schmidt (1918)
- Alexander I of Russia (1777)
- Joseph Smith (1805)
- Jean-François Champollion (1790)
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
24,636 days ago
(67 years, 181 days)