From the day
On the date
Wednesday, March 4, 1959
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The Headlines
REPUBLICANS TRIM STATE AID TO CITY AMID OBJECTIONS; Slash in Budget of 10 Million Stirs Democratic Charge of Shortchanging STATE AID TO CITY CUT AMID OUTCRY
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Separate Tables
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Antonio Vivaldi (1678)
- Miriam Makeba (1932)
- François Fillon (1954)
- Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769)
- Alpha Condé (1938)
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
24,565 days ago
(67 years, 110 days)