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Saturday, April 25, 1959
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The Headlines
615 MILLION OFFER IS MADE BY CHALK FOR CITY TRANSIT; 150 Million Cash and First Mortgage in Bid -- Preusse Group to Study Plan 615 MILLION IS BID FOR CITY TRANSIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Imitation of Life
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The Saint Lawrence Seaway, linking the North American Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean, officially opens to shipping.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Al Pacino (1940)
- Guglielmo Marconi (1874)
- Johan Cruyff (1947)
- Oliver Cromwell (1599)
- Wolfgang Pauli (1900)
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
24,514 days ago
(67 years, 59 days)