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On the date
Monday, April 20, 1959
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The Headlines
Three-State Survey Of Transport Urged; TRI-STATE SURVEY OF TRANSIT URGED
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Imitation of Life
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Adolf Hitler (1889)
- Napoleon III (1808)
- Joan Miró (1893)
- Gro Harlem Brundtland (1939)
- Jessica Lange (1949)
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
24,519 days ago
(67 years, 64 days)