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Tuesday, January 31, 1961

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The Headlines

A.E.C. SEES PERIL IN ATOM-TEST BAN; Finds Free World in Danger if Unpoliced Moratorium Continues Indefinitely A.E.C. Warns of Nuclear Lag; Urges an End to Ban on Testing

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Will You Love Me Tomorrow

The Shirelles

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

  • Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1961

  • Ask not what your country can do for you

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

23,866 days ago

(65 years, 141 days)