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On the date
Monday, April 27, 1959
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The Headlines
MODERATES WIN FRANCE'S SENATE; Make-Up of New Chamber Closely Resembles Old Council of Republic MODERATES WIN FRANCE'S SENATE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Imitation of Life
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822)
- Mary Wollstonecraft (1759)
- Herbert Spencer (1820)
- Samuel Morse (1791)
- Sergei Prokofiev (1891)
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
24,512 days ago
(67 years, 57 days)