From the day
On the date
Saturday, November 28, 1959
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The Headlines
Lag on School Sites Laid to City Boards; ONUS PUT ON CITY ON SCHOOL SITES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Summer Place
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Friedrich Engels (1820)
- William Blake (1757)
- Stefan Zweig (1881)
- Alexander Blok (1880)
- Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908)
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
24,296 days ago
(66 years, 206 days)