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Wednesday, March 11, 1959
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The Headlines
Senate Authorizes 48-Million Increase In Space Program; SPACE FUNDS BILL PASSED IN SENATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sleeping Beauty
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas Adams (1952)
- Harold Wilson (1916)
- Qasem Soleimani (1957)
- Torquato Tasso (1544)
- Rupert Murdoch (1931)
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
24,558 days ago
(67 years, 103 days)