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On the date
Friday, June 12, 1959
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The Headlines
TV SHOWS OPPOSED QUIZ 'FIX' REPORT; Attorney Says Programs Challenged Study That Judge Later Sealed TV SHOWS OPPOSED QUIZ 'FIX' REPORT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Ask Any Girl
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- George H. W. Bush (1924)
- Anne Frank (1929)
- Anthony Eden (1897)
- Egon Schiele (1890)
- Johanna Spyri (1827)
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
24,466 days ago
(67 years, 11 days)