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On the date
Tuesday, December 22, 1959
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The Headlines
EISENHOWER IS HAILED IN MADRID; President Asks Spaniards To Join in Drive for Peace EISENHOWER GETS MADRID WELCOME
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
On the Beach
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Giacomo Puccini (1858)
- Jean Racine (1639)
- Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
- Diocletian (244)
- Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)
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
24,272 days ago
(66 years, 182 days)