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On the date
Monday, December 21, 1959
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The Headlines
PREUSSE SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN BUYING; Report Opposes a Take-Over of Purchasing by City, but Notes Defects PREUSSE SUPPORTS SCHOOLS IN BUYING
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
On the Beach
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (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
24,273 days ago
(66 years, 183 days)