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Monday, October 12, 1959

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The Headlines

TIBETAN APPEALS TO ASIANS IN U. N.; Dalai Lama's Brother Asks for Support in Debate on Red Chinese 'Aggression' TIBETAN APPEALS TO ASIANS IN U. N.

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The must-have

Barbie Doll

On This Day

  • At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form APRA Rebelde.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

blastflickkiboshshades

Greaser

cruisin'daddy-odibsknuckle sandwichpad

Beatnik

cooldigfar outhipsquare

Catchphrases of 1959

  • Some like it hot

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

24,343 days ago

(66 years, 253 days)