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On the date
Saturday, February 21, 1959
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The Headlines
F.C.C. Applies Equal-Time Rule To TV Newscasts of Candidates; TV NEWSCASTS GET EQUAL-TIME RULE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sleeping Beauty
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Robert Mugabe (1924)
- Harald V (1937)
- W. H. Auden (1907)
- Alan Rickman (1946)
- Anaïs Nin (1903)
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
24,576 days ago
(67 years, 121 days)