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On the date
Friday, June 5, 1959
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The Headlines
U.S. Aid to Rail Commuting Sought at Senate Hearing; RAIL COMMUTING PUT TO SENATORS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Young Philadelphians
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The first government of Singapore is sworn in.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Maynard Keynes (1883)
- Federico García Lorca (1898)
- Dennis Gabor (1900)
- Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
- Pancho Villa (1878)
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
24,472 days ago
(67 years, 17 days)