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Wednesday, May 20, 1959
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The Headlines
Vincent Sheean Gets Passport to Peiping; U. S. LETS WRITER VISIT RED CHINA
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
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
24,488 days ago
(67 years, 33 days)