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Tuesday, May 16, 1961
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The Headlines
Embezzlers' Gains Are Ruled Taxable; EMBEZZLERS TOLD TO PAY U.S. TAXES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Mother-in-Law
Ernie K-Doe
#1 at the box office
The Absent-Minded Professor
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Park Chung Hee leads a coup d'état to overthrow the Second Republic of South Korea.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
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
23,761 days ago
(65 years, 36 days)