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Friday, December 26, 1958
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The Headlines
Queen Bids Britons Show Amity to Alien Workers; TV Christmas Talk Asks Friendship for Groups From Commonwealth
Read in The New York Times →#1 on Your Hit Parade
Tom Dooley
The Kingston Trio
The must-have
Hula Hoop
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
24,633 days ago
(67 years, 178 days)