From the day
On the date
Saturday, December 26, 1959
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The Headlines
8 OF 11 DIE AS CAR HITS A BUILDING; 3 of 6 Children Are Killed Going to Father in Prison -- National Toll Rising
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Solomon and Sheba
The must-have
Barbie Doll
You Share a Birthday With
- Mao Zedong (1893)
- Charles Babbage (1791)
- Henry Miller (1891)
- Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor (1194)
- Yun Ch'iho (1864)
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
24,268 days ago
(66 years, 178 days)