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On the date
Friday, August 14, 1959
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The Headlines
DISCOVERER SHOT INTO POLAR ORBIT; Fifth Attempt Succeeds -Effort to Recover Capsule Will Be Made Today DISCOVERER SHOT INTO POLAR ORBIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Galsworthy (1867)
- Hans Christian Ørsted (1777)
- Pope Pius VII (1742)
- Magic Johnson (1959)
- Wim Wenders (1945)
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
24,403 days ago
(66 years, 313 days)