From the day
On the date
Friday, January 16, 1959
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The Headlines
Molybdenum Casting Achieved; Space and Missile Plans to Gain; CASTING IS MADE OF MOLYBDENUM
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Austral Líneas Aéreas Flight 205 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean near Astor Piazzolla International Airport in Mar del Plata, Argentina, killing 51.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Sade (singer) (1959)
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
24,612 days ago
(67 years, 157 days)