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On the date
Friday, March 13, 1959
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The Headlines
Governor Taking Charge Of Meeting City Tax Needs; Orders Report on Costs and Resources for Conference With Mayor Tomorrow -- Wants an Agreement Next Week GOVERNOR TURNS TO CITY TAX TASK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Sleeping Beauty
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Giorgos Seferis (1900)
- Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor (1741)
- Pope Innocent XII (1615)
- Mahmoud Darwish (1942)
- John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (1899)
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
24,556 days ago
(67 years, 101 days)