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On the date
Wednesday, September 16, 1959
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The Headlines
Khrushchev Sees Sights From Car and Helicopter; KHRUSHCHEV SEES CHURCH AND SLUM
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
24,369 days ago
(66 years, 279 days)