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On the date
Monday, August 10, 1959
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The Headlines
GOVERNOR NAMES FINANCIAL AIDES FOR HOUSING PLAN; Thirteen Will Form Nucleus of Mortgage Group for Middle-Income Project GOVERNOR PICKS 13 FOR HOUSING UNIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Herbert Hoover (1874)
- Juan Manuel Santos (1951)
- Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810)
- Jorge Amado (1912)
- Anwar Ibrahim (1947)
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
24,406 days ago
(66 years, 316 days)