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On the date
Monday, January 26, 1959
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The Headlines
MODERNIZED IRT TO BOW 0N FEB. 6; West Side Line to Eliminate Bottleneck at 96th Street MODERNIZED IRT TO BOW ON FEB. 6
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Came Running
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The 41-acre (17 ha) Chain Island is listed for sale by the California State Lands Commission, with a minimum bid of $5,226.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
- Angela Davis (1944)
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
24,602 days ago
(67 years, 147 days)