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On the date
Friday, July 10, 1959
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The Headlines
RICKOVER TO LIST THOSE WHO TRIED TO INFLUENCE HIM; Will Give Names of Retired Officers -- House Inquiry Will Keep Them Secret RICKOVER TO LIST INFLUENCE GROUP
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
- Nikola Tesla (1856)
- Marcel Proust (1871)
- Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
- John Calvin (1509)
- Alice Munro (1931)
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
24,437 days ago
(66 years, 347 days)