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On the date
Thursday, November 5, 1959
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT GIVES TOUR ITINERARY; TO VISIT 9 LANDS; His 20,000-Mile Journey to 3 Continents to Be Longest Made by a President INDIAN STOP IS STRESSED Eisenhower Will Open U. S. Fair There -- Morocco and Afghanistan on Trip PRESIDENT LISTS 9 LANDS FOR TOUR
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pillow Talk
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Vivien Leigh (1913)
- Bryan Adams (1959)
- Vandana Shiva (1952)
- William Daniel Phillips (1948)
- Oleg Blokhin (1952)
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
24,319 days ago
(66 years, 229 days)