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Friday, July 24, 1959

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The Headlines

SECRET TALKS SET BY BIG 4 MINISTER; Gromyko Concession Eases Threat of Break -- British Oppose a Time Limit SECRET TALKS SET BY BIG 4 MINISTERS

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#1 at the box office

The Nun's Story

The must-have

Barbie Doll

On This Day

  • At the opening of the American National Exhibition in Moscow, U.S. vice president Richard Nixon and Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev have a "Kitchen Debate".

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1959

  • Some like it hot

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

24,423 days ago

(66 years, 333 days)