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Friday, March 10, 1961
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The Headlines
CONGOLESE CHIEFS AGREE TO DISCARD A CENTRAL REGIME; Parley in Malagasy Republic in Accord on Recognition of Independent States NKRUMAH IS CRITICIZED Ghanaian Is Told to End Interference -- U.N. Bars Sharing Strategic Areas CONGOLESE CHIEFS BAR CENTRAL RULE
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
- Osama bin Laden (1957)
- Alexander III of Russia (1845)
- Chuck Norris (1940)
- Sharon Stone (1958)
- Sepp Blatter (1936)
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
23,829 days ago
(65 years, 104 days)