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On the date
Tuesday, February 3, 1959
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The Headlines
G. O. P. GRUMBLES OVER FISCAL PLAN; But Party Legislators Are Likely to Vote Tax Rise -- Democrats Critical
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Auntie Mame †
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson are killed in a plane crash along with the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa, an event later known as The Day the Music Died.
Wikipedia →Sixty-five people are killed when American Airlines Flight 320 crashes into the East River on approach to LaGuardia Airport in New York City.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Felix Mendelssohn (1809)
- Alvar Aalto (1898)
- Simone Weil (1909)
- Gertrude Stein (1874)
- Paul Auster (1947)
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
24,595 days ago
(67 years, 140 days)