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Saturday, March 7, 1959
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The Headlines
PIONEER'S RADIO FADES IN SPACE; But Its Signals Set Distance Record Before Dying PIONEER'S RADIO FADES IN SPACE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sleeping Beauty
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Alessandro Manzoni (1785)
- Maurice Ravel (1875)
- Tomáš Masaryk (1850)
- John Herschel (1792)
- Piet Mondrian (1872)
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
24,562 days ago
(67 years, 107 days)