From the day
On the date
Monday, November 9, 1959
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The Headlines
GARMENT CENTERS IN CITY AREA SEEN LOSING 15,000 JOBS; Study Predicts Little Change for Printing by 1965 and Gains in Electronics
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pillow Talk
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Ivan Turgenev (1818)
- Carl Sagan (1934)
- Muhammad Iqbal (1877)
- Edward VII (1841)
- Imre Kertész (1929)
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
24,315 days ago
(66 years, 225 days)