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On the date
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 →
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
24,421 days ago
(66 years, 331 days)