From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 19, 1959
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The Headlines
LEIBOWITZ, SOBEL GIVEN REPRIMAND; FACE STATE COURT; Judges in Brooklyn Scored by Justices Over Fight -- Removal Trial Possible
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
On the Beach
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Édith Piaf (1915)
- Leonid Brezhnev (1906)
- Albert A. Michelson (1852)
- Pratibha Patil (1934)
- Philip V of Spain (1683)
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
24,275 days ago
(66 years, 185 days)