From the day
On the date
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
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
On This Day
Project Mercury: Mercury-Redstone 2: The chimpanzee Ham travels into outer space.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
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
23,866 days ago
(65 years, 141 days)