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On the date
Thursday, August 20, 1959
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The Headlines
Hogan Hits Envoys In Rio Over Birrell; HOGAN CRITICIZES U.S. AIDES IN RIO
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
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
24,396 days ago
(66 years, 306 days)