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On the date
Wednesday, October 7, 1959
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The Headlines
HERTER SAYS WEST REMAINS IN BERLIN UNTIL UNIFICATION; Basic Soviet Position Also Is Unchanged, Secretary Tells News Conference
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
But Not for Me
The must-have
Barbie Doll
On This Day
The Soviet probe Luna 3 transmits the first-ever photographs of the far side of the Moon.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Vladimir Putin (1952)
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
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
24,349 days ago
(66 years, 259 days)