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On the date
Monday, July 6, 1959
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The Headlines
BUTLER REBUKES CONGRESS CHIEFS; Says Conservatives' Policy Could Hurt Party in 1960 -- No G. O. P. Plan Seen
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Nun's Story
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- George W. Bush (1946)
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
- Sylvester Stallone (1946)
- Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)
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
24,441 days ago
(66 years, 351 days)