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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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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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You Share a Birthday With
- Simón Bolívar (1783)
- Alexandre Dumas (1802)
- Amelia Earhart (1897)
- Henrik Pontoppidan (1857)
- Robert Graves (1895)
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
24,423 days ago
(66 years, 333 days)