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On the date

Sunday, July 9, 1961

From the day

Memories from that day

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#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.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1961

  • Ask not what your country can do for you

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)