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On the date
Saturday, July 18, 1959
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The Headlines
LABOR BILL READY FOR HOUSE ACTION; ETHICS CODES DIE; Measure Expected to Clear Committee Wednesday -- Denounced as Soft LABOR BILL READY FOR HOUSE ACTION
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Hole in the Head
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Nelson Mandela (1918)
- Hendrik Lorentz (1853)
- William Makepeace Thackeray (1811)
- John Glenn (1921)
- Richard Branson (1950)
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
24,429 days ago
(66 years, 339 days)