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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 FBI Story
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.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Luciano Pavarotti (1935)
- Eugenio Montale (1896)
- Edward VI (1537)
- Pedro I of Brazil (1798)
- Ramsay MacDonald (1866)
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
24,343 days ago
(66 years, 253 days)