From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 11, 1959
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The Headlines
Youth Hurls a Rock at Akihito's Bridal Carriage; The Royal Wedding Is the Climax to a Day of Pageantry in Tokyo TOSSED ROCK MARS AKIHITO WEDDING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Like It Hot
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- Andrew Wiles (1953)
- George Canning (1770)
- Guy Verhofstadt (1953)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
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
24,527 days ago
(67 years, 72 days)