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On the date
Wednesday, December 2, 1959
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The Headlines
Work to Begin This Week on New Philharmonic Hall; WORK WILL BEGIN ON CONCERT HALL
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Summer Place
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
24,292 days ago
(66 years, 202 days)