On the date

Sunday, August 16, 1959

From the day

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The Headlines

U. S. Plans A-Bomb As a Space Engine; U. S. PLANS TO TEST ATOM SPACE DRIVE

#1 at the box office

The must-have

You Share a Birthday With

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1959

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

24,400 days ago

(66 years, 310 days)