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Saturday, June 20, 1959
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The Headlines
Price Rises in May Put Index at Peak; PRICE RISES PUT INDEX AT A PEAK
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Say One for Me
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
A rare June hurricane strikes Canada's Gulf of St. Lawrence killing 35.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- John Goodman (1952)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
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
24,458 days ago
(67 years, 3 days)