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Wednesday, April 19, 1961
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The Headlines
Eichmann Is Portrayed as Crueler Than Himmler; Prosecutor Says Gestapo Chief Criticized Death March EICHMANN COURT TOLD OF CRUELTY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Runaway
Del Shannon
#1 at the box office
The Absent-Minded Professor
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- José Echegaray (1832)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882)
- Mukesh Ambani (1957)
- Glenn T. Seaborg (1912)
- Gustavo Petro (1960)
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
23,789 days ago
(65 years, 64 days)