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On the date
Sunday, January 29, 1961
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The Headlines
CAPITAL USE KEY TO MORGAN PLAN; Surplus Equity in the Bank Spurs Formation of Big State-Wide System DEARTH UPSTATE NOTED Affiliation Seeks to Raise Holders' Return Through New Holding Company CAPITAL USE KEY TO MORGAN PLAN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Will You Love Me Tomorrow
The Shirelles
#1 at the box office
Swiss Family Robinson
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Oprah Winfrey (1954)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Space Capsule (Vostok/Mercury), Electric Toothbrush & Industrial Robots (Unimate).
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
23,868 days ago
(65 years, 143 days)