From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 7, 1959
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The Headlines
Ice-Cold Gales Continue to Buffet Shivering City; Some Relief in Sight; ICY WINDS PLAGUE A SHIVERING CITY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Buccaneer
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Millard Fillmore (1800)
- Pope Gregory XIII (1502)
- Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858)
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
- Bernadette Soubirous (1844)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
blastflickkiboshshades
Greaser
cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad
Beatnik
cooldigfar outhipsquare
Tech Check
Xerox 914 Copier, Microchip (Planar) & Pacemaker.
Cost of Living (1950)
Loaf of Bread
$0.14
Gallon of Gas
$0.27
Average Home
$7,354
New Car
$1,510
Time Elapsed
24,621 days ago
(67 years, 166 days)