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On the date
Tuesday, June 20, 1961
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The Headlines
KENNEDY WEIGHS CHOICE OF TAYLOR AS MILITARY AIDE; Plans to Appoint Personal Adviser in Revival of Staff Post Held by Leahy Kennedy Weighs Choice of Taylor as Adviser
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Quarter to Three
Gary U.S. Bonds
#1 at the box office
The Pleasure of His Company
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Jacques Offenbach (1819)
- John Goodman (1952)
- Martin Landau (1928)
- Jean-Marie Le Pen (1928)
- Errol Flynn (1909)
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
23,727 days ago
(65 years, 2 days)