From the day
On the date
Sunday, November 22, 1959
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The Headlines
CO-OP BUYERS GET TEMPORARY BREAK; Loan Commitments on '213' Projects at 4 1/2 % Keeping Prices Down on Some
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Pillow Talk
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Charles de Gaulle (1890)
- André Gide (1869)
- George Eliot (1819)
- Paolo Gentiloni (1954)
- Terry Gilliam (1940)
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
24,302 days ago
(66 years, 212 days)