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Friday, June 9, 1961
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The Headlines
President's Back Strain at Tree Planting Is Disclosed; KENNEDY SUFFERS FROM BACK STRAIN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Travelin' Man
Ricky Nelson
#1 at the box office
The Pleasure of His Company
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Michael J. Fox (1961)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
- George Stephenson (1781)
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
23,737 days ago
(65 years, 12 days)