From the day
On the date
Tuesday, May 30, 1961
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The Headlines
ROBERT KENNEDY ASKS I.C.C. TO END BUS SEGREGATION; Action of Attorney General Is Inspired by Violence Over Freedom Rides ALL FACILITIES COVERED Purpose of Rules Would Be to Make Enforcement of Present Law Easier I.C.C. ASKED TO END BUS SEGREGATION
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Running Scared
Roy Orbison
#1 at the box office
The Young Savages
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
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
23,747 days ago
(65 years, 22 days)