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Thursday, July 23, 1959
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The Headlines
60 SAFE AS PLANE LOSES GEAR HERE; 2 Wheels Come Off DC-7B After Landing at Idlewild 60 Are Safe as Airliner Loses 2 Wheels in Landing at Idlewild
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
- Sergio Mattarella (1941)
- Haile Selassie (1892)
- Raymond Chandler (1888)
- Pope Clement XI (1649)
- Najib Razak (1953)
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
24,425 days ago
(66 years, 335 days)