From the day
On the date
Tuesday, December 8, 1959
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The Headlines
Prosecutor Is Defense Witness, But Cross-Examine Himself? No; Prosecutor Is Defense Witness, But Cross-Examine Himself? No
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
A Summer Place
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Kim Basinger (1953)
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
24,286 days ago
(66 years, 196 days)