From the day
On the date
Monday, June 29, 1959
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The Headlines
Boomtown, U.S.S.R., Is Proud of Its Coal; SOVIET BOOMTOWN IS PROUD OF COAL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Horse Soldiers
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900)
- Giorgio Napolitano (1925)
- Giacomo Leopardi (1798)
- Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (1957)
- Murad I (1326)
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
24,448 days ago
(66 years, 358 days)