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Friday, June 16, 1961
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The Headlines
Senate Panel Votes Rise Old-Age Pay; OLD-AGE PAY RISE GAINS IN SENATE
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
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
While on tour with the Kirov Ballet in Paris, Rudolf Nureyev defects from the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
23,730 days ago
(65 years, 5 days)