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Sunday, July 9, 1961
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The Headlines
Jersey City Facing Loss of Ball Team; SHIFT OF JERSEYS PROBABLE IN 1962
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Tossin' and Turnin'
Bobby Lewis
#1 at the box office
Fanny
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Greece becomes the first member state to join the European Economic Community by signing the Athens Agreement, which is later suspended in 1967 during the Greek junta.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Tom Hanks (1956)
- Viktor Yanukovych (1950)
- Donald Rumsfeld (1932)
- Edward Heath (1916)
- Hassan II of Morocco (1929)
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
23,707 days ago
(64 years, 347 days)