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Friday, May 26, 1961
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The Headlines
SENATE APPROVES SCHOOL-AID BILL BY VOTE OF 49-34; 2.5 Billion Funds Provided for 3-Year Period -- House Outlook Is Uncertain SENATE APPROVES SCHOOL-AID BILL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson
#1 at the box office
The Young Savages
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Wayne (1907)
- Miles Davis (1926)
- Pope Clement VII (1478)
- Sally Ride (1951)
- Jeremy Corbyn (1949)
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
23,752 days ago
(65 years, 27 days)