From the day
On the date
Thursday, September 24, 1959
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The Headlines
Meany, in a Fiery Debate, Denounces Negro Unionist; MEANY ATTACKS NEGRO UNIONIST
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That Kind of Woman
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
TAI Flight 307 crashes during takeoff from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport in Bordeaux, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, killing 55 people.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896)
- Konstantin Chernenko (1911)
- İsmet İnönü (1884)
- Gerolamo Cardano (1501)
- Horace Walpole (1717)
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
24,362 days ago
(66 years, 272 days)