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On the date
Sunday, September 27, 1959
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The Headlines
Nation's Tree Farms Prevent Depletion, Yield Good Return; TIMBER FARMING LOGS MILESTONE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That Kind of Woman
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
Typhoon Vera kills nearly 5,000 people in Japan.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 808 (808)
- Grazia Deledda (1871)
- Louis XIII (1601)
- Martin Ryle (1918)
- Wilford Brimley (1934)
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
24,358 days ago
(66 years, 268 days)