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Wednesday, June 14, 1961
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The Headlines
POWER FAILS, TYING UP MIDTOWN 4 1/2 HOURS; IND SUBWAY IS STOPPED IN EVENING RUSH; ELEVATORS HALTED DURING RECORD HEAT; WIDE AREA DARK Theatres, Homes and Offices Affected -- Mercury Hits 96 Power Fails, Ties Up Midtown 4 1/2 Hours AIR CONDITIONERS FAIL IN 96 HEAT Electric Service Goes Out In Patchwork Pattern From 44d St. to 77th St.
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Moody River
Pat Boone
#1 at the box office
The Pleasure of His Company
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You Share a Birthday With
- Donald Trump (1946)
- Che Guevara (1928)
- Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811)
- Charles-Augustin de Coulomb (1736)
- Karl Landsteiner (1868)
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
23,732 days ago
(65 years, 7 days)