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Monday, July 27, 1959

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The Headlines

RED SHOW OPENS VIENNA FESTIVAL; Massive Youth Display Is Countered by Reminders of Tibet and Hungary RED SHOW OPENS VIENNA FESTIVAL

Read in The New York Times →

#1 at the box office

The Nun's Story

The must-have

Barbie Doll

On This Day

  • The Continental League is announced as baseball's "third major league" in the United States.

    Wikipedia →

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

24,421 days ago

(66 years, 331 days)