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On the date
Saturday, March 21, 1959
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The Headlines
NEW YORK HAILS IRISH PRESIDENT; 400,000 See O'Kelly Ride in Ticker-Tape Parade NEW YORK HAILS IRISH PRESIDENT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Rio Bravo
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685)
- Jair Bolsonaro (1955)
- Joseph Fourier (1768)
- Gary Oldman (1958)
- Sergey Lavrov (1950)
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
24,548 days ago
(67 years, 93 days)