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Wednesday, August 30, 1961
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The Headlines
Shortages Deepen Austerity in Cuba; SHORTAGES SPUR CUBAN AUSTERITY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Michael
The Highwaymen
#1 at the box office
Come September
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Alexander Lukashenko (1954)
- Warren Buffett (1930)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
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
23,656 days ago
(64 years, 296 days)