From the day
On the date
Sunday, May 3, 1959
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The Headlines
American Marketing Methods Selling Foreign Products Here; FOREIGN PRODUCTS FIND U.S MARKETS
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
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1469)
- Golda Meir (1898)
- Bing Crosby (1903)
- James Brown (1933)
- Steven Weinberg (1933)
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
24,505 days ago
(67 years, 50 days)