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On the date
Monday, July 20, 1959
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The Headlines
WIDE SHIFT NOTED IN SLUM PROJECTS; Analysis of Report Shows 3 Additions, 5 Deletions Wide Shift Is Noted in City Slum Plan
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
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
- Mahmud II (1789)
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
24,427 days ago
(66 years, 337 days)