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Sunday, March 19, 1961
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The Headlines
Cairo Bars Helen Hayes' Troupe Because Its Itinerary Lists Israel; United Arab Republic Drops Opera House Program -- Beirut to See Shows MISS HAYES' SHOW BARRED IN CAIRO
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Surrender
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Exodus
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Bruce Willis (1955)
- David Livingstone (1813)
- Adolf Eichmann (1906)
- Philip Roth (1933)
- Mario Monti (1943)
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
23,819 days ago
(65 years, 94 days)