From the day
On the date
Sunday, June 21, 1959
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The Headlines
U.S. TELLS BERLIN IT WON'T GIVE IN TO SOVIET THREAT; Says Western Rights Will Be Maintained When Geneva Parley Resumes in July
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Say One for Me
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean-Paul Sartre (1905)
- Benazir Bhutto (1953)
- Shirin Ebadi (1947)
- Michel Platini (1955)
- Françoise Sagan (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
24,457 days ago
(67 years, 2 days)