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Wednesday, March 15, 1961
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The Headlines
CATHOLICS OPPOSE SPLIT SCHOOL BILL; Hierarchy Spokesman Says a Separate Loan Measure Might Not Be Passed CATHOLICS OPPOSE SPLIT SCHOOL BILL
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On This Day
At the 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference, South Africa announces that it will withdraw from the Commonwealth when the South African Constitution of 1961 comes into effect.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
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
23,824 days ago
(65 years, 99 days)