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On the date
Tuesday, January 20, 1959
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The Headlines
MIKOYAN ANGERED AS U. S. SPURNS BID FOR FREER TRADE; Says 'Cold War' Seems to Go On -- State Department Calls Remark 'Fatuous'
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Federico Fellini (1920)
- André-Marie Ampère (1775)
- Buzz Aldrin (1930)
- David Lynch (1946)
- Johannes V. Jensen (1873)
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
24,608 days ago
(67 years, 153 days)