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On the date
Saturday, September 19, 1959
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The Headlines
DELEGATES AT U.N. RESERVED ON PLAN; Western Spokesmen Coolest -- Herter Asks a 'Careful' Scrutiny of Proposal
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
North by Northwest
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- William Golding (1911)
- Jeremy Irons (1948)
- Henry III of France (1551)
- Masatoshi Koshiba (1926)
- Emil Zátopek (1922)
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
24,366 days ago
(66 years, 276 days)