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On the date
Wednesday, June 24, 1959
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The Headlines
HERTER SAYS SOVIET SEEKS TO ENSLAVE WEST BERLIN; REPORTS NO GENEVA GAINS; ASSAILS KREMLIN Secretary Deplores 'Baneful Influence' of Khrushchev HERTER CONDEMNS SOVIET ON BERLIN
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
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
- Julia Kristeva (1941)
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
24,454 days ago
(66 years, 364 days)