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Tuesday, July 4, 1961
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The Headlines
U.N. CHIEF REJECTS SOVIET'S DEMANDS ON REVISING STAFF; Hammarskjold Says 3-Way Division on Political Basis Would Violate Charter OFFERS OWN PROPOSAL Criticizing Report of Review Board, He Rebuffs Neutrals on Sharing of His Duties U.N. Chief Rejects Soviet View On Allocating Secretariat Jobs
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On This Day
On its maiden voyage, the Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-19 suffers a complete loss of coolant to its reactor. The crew are able to effect repairs, but 22 of them die of radiation poisoning over the following two years.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Calvin Coolidge (1872)
- Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807)
- Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804)
- Gina Lollobrigida (1927)
- Alfredo Di Stéfano (1926)
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
23,713 days ago
(64 years, 353 days)