From the day
On the date
Friday, February 27, 1959
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The Headlines
U. S. NAVY BOARDS A SOVIET TRAWLER IN NORTH ATLANTIC; Action Off Newfoundland Follows Breaks in Five Transoceanic Cables
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Separate Tables
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Constantine the Great (272)
- John Steinbeck (1902)
- Elizabeth Taylor (1932)
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
- Joanne Woodward (1930)
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
24,570 days ago
(67 years, 115 days)