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On the date
Thursday, January 22, 1959
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The Headlines
Governor Indicates A 2 Billion Budget; GOVERNOR HINTS 2 BILLION BUDGET
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Came Running
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Lord Byron (1788)
- Francis Bacon (1561)
- Sergei Eisenstein (1898)
- Antonio Gramsci (1891)
- August Strindberg (1849)
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
24,607 days ago
(67 years, 152 days)