From the day
On the date
Wednesday, July 8, 1959
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The Headlines
Vast Project Planned on East River; Vast Pier Project Is Planned Along Lower East River Area
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
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
24,439 days ago
(66 years, 349 days)