From the day
On the date
Saturday, October 10, 1959
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The Headlines
Front Page 1 -- No Title; Reuther Says Eisenhower Caters to Steel Companies President's Injunction Move Is Designed to Break Strike, Auto Union Chief Tells His Convention Delegates REUTHER ATTACKS PRESIDENT'S MOVE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The FBI Story
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
24,345 days ago
(66 years, 255 days)