FUN FACTS ABOUT MARCH 9, 1958
FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN ON MARCH 9TH:
Juliette Binoche: Actress (The English Patient), 1964
Bow Wow: Rapper, 1987
Bert Campaneris: Retired baseball player, 1942
Linda Fiorentino: Actress (Men In Black), 1960
Bobby Fischer: Chess player, 1943
Yuri Gagarin: Russian cosmonaut, 1934
WIll Geer: Actor (Grandpa Walton, The Waltons), 1902
Charles Gibson: Host, Good Morning America, 1943
Mickey Gilley: Country singer, 1936
Raul Julia: Actor (The Addams Family), 1940
Kato Kaelin: Eyewitness, the 1995 O.J. Simpson trial, 1959
Jeffrey Osbourne: Singer, 1948
Dennis Rader: Serial killer, 1945
Barbara Millicent Roberts, a.k.a. Barbie, 1959
Sean Salisbury: ESPN NFL football analyst, 1963
Mickey Spillane: Author (Mike Hammer), 1918
THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN 1958:
TIMELINE
January: Gibson patents the “Flying V” guitar
February: First class mail goes from three to six cents per ounce
March: Unemployment in the U.S. reaches its highest mark since 1941
April: In Georgia, Arnold Palmer wins the Masters
May: Pat O’Connor dies in a 13-car crash during the Indianapolis 500
June: In Tokyo, Japanese break from tradition, letting Prince Akihito choose his own bride
July: In London, Queen Elizabeth give Prince Charles the title of Prince of Wales
August: An investigation into TV game shows begins
September: Ashley Cooper and Althea Gibson win U.S. tennis titles at Forest Hills
October: Forty-one million people visit the World’s Fair in Brussels, Belgium
November: At the U.S. Embassy in London, Vice President Nixon hosts Queen Elizabeth for Thanksgiving dinner
December: The University of Pittsburgh agrees to buy Forbes Field from the Pirates
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IN THE NEWS
Nikita Khrushchev becomes Premier of the U.S.S.R.
Pizza Hut opens in Kansas City, MO
NASA is established. Explorer I is America’s first satellite
Elvis Presley is drafted into the U.S. Army
The FAA is established to ensure air safety
U.S.S. Nautilus makes the first underwater crossing of the North Pole
The Presidential pension law provides income to former Presidents
For the first time, U.S. commercial jets are used to transport mail
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FROM THE SPORTS DESK
MLB Champion: New York Yankees
NFL Champion: Baltimore Colts
NBA Champion: Boston Celtics
NHL Champion: Montreal Canadiens
NCAA Basketball Champion: Kentucky
NCAA Football Champion: LSU & Iowa
Indianapolis 500 Winner: Jimmy Bryan, 133.791 MPH
The New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers move to California
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FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT
MUSIC
"At The Hop", Danny & the Juniors
"Don't", Elvis Presley
"Peggy Sue", Buddy Holly & The Crickets
"Tequila", The Champs
"Witch Doctor", David Seville
"Yakety Yak", The Coasters
MOVIES
"A Night to Remember"
"Cat On A Hot Tin Roof"
"Gigi"
"Plan 9 From Outer Space"
"The Fly"
"Vertigo"
TELEVISION (DEBUTS)
"An Evening With Fred Astaire"
"Bat Masterson"
"Concentration"
"Peter Gunn"
"The Donna Reed Show"
"The Huckleberry Hound Show"
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COST OF LIVING
LIVING
New house: $11,975.00
Average income: $4,650.00 per year
New car: $2,155.00
Average rent: $95.00 per month
Tuition to Harvard: $1,000.00 per year
Movie ticket: $1.00 each
Gasoline: 24 cents per gallon
U.S. postage stamp: 4 cents each
FOOD
Granulated sugar: 89 cents for 10 pounds
Vitiman D milk: $1.01 per gallon
Ground coffee: 93 cents per pound
Bacon: 62 cents per pound
Eggs: 28 cents per dozen
Fresh ground hamburger: 57 cents per pound
Fresh baked bread: 19 cents per loaf