From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 18, 1959
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The Headlines
City Budget Scored As Hearings Close; City Budget Hit at Final Hearing With Demands for Economizing
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Imitation of Life
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- David Ricardo (1772)
- Michael D. Higgins (1941)
- James Woods (1947)
- Samuel P. Huntington (1927)
- Lucrezia Borgia (1480)
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
24,520 days ago
(67 years, 65 days)