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Tuesday, September 29, 1959
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The Headlines
Pictures of Earth Are Transmitted by Satellite; SATELLITE SENDS EARTH'S PICTURE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
That Kind of Woman
The must-have
Barbie Doll
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
24,356 days ago
(66 years, 266 days)