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On the date
Saturday, May 16, 1959
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The Headlines
Mansfield Opens a Drive to End Economic and Some Defense Aid; Mansfield Opens a Drive to End Economic and Some Defense Aid
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Some Like It Hot
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The Tritons' Fountain in Valletta, Malta is turned on for the first time.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
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
24,492 days ago
(67 years, 37 days)