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Monday, February 16, 1959
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The Headlines
Segni Names Italy's New Cabinet; SEGNI ANNOUNCES ITALIAN CABINET
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Separate Tables
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Fidel Castro becomes Premier of Cuba after dictator Fulgencio Batista was overthrown on January 1.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Kim Jong Il (1941)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- John McEnroe (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
24,581 days ago
(67 years, 126 days)