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Saturday, February 25, 1961
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The Headlines
KENNEDY SUBMITS 2 PLANS TO CURB OUTFLOW OF GOLD; Seeks $100 Limit on Goods Travelers Can Bring Into Country Duty-Free ACTS ON FOREIGN BANKS President Also Offers Bills to Aid Medical Training and Improve Facilities
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Pony Time
Chubby Checker
#1 at the box office
Exodus
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You Share a Birthday With
- George Harrison (1943)
- Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841)
- Carlo Goldoni (1707)
- Lesya Ukrainka (1871)
- José de San Martín (1778)
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
23,841 days ago
(65 years, 116 days)