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On the date
Saturday, May 9, 1959
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The Headlines
Pact Reached in Parcel Strike; Workers to Vote on It Monday; PACT IS REACHED IN PARCEL STRIKE
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
- J. M. Barrie (1860)
- Howard Carter (1874)
- José Ortega y Gasset (1883)
- Glenda Jackson (1936)
- Sophie Scholl (1921)
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
24,499 days ago
(67 years, 44 days)