From the day
On the date
Tuesday, June 30, 1959
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The Headlines
Library Is Joining Lincoln Arts Center; LIBRARY TO JOIN LINCOLN CENTER
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Horse Soldiers
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
A United States Air Force F-100 Super Sabre from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, crashes into a nearby elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents from the local neighborhood.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Czesław Miłosz (1911)
- Serzh Sargsyan (1954)
- Walter Ulbricht (1893)
- Charles VIII of France (1470)
- Paul Berg (1926)
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)