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On the date

Saturday, March 11, 1961

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The Headlines

City to Cancel a Contract Of Concern State Accused; Broadway Maintenance Will Lose Its Parking Meter Work -- Wiley Says Company Ignored Warnings CITY WILL CANCEL METER CONTRACT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Pony Time

Chubby Checker

#1 at the box office

Exodus

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

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

23,827 days ago

(65 years, 102 days)