From the day
On the date
Sunday, September 3, 1961
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The Headlines
City Will Consider 10c Cab-Fare Rise; CITY TO CONSIDER TAXI-FARE RISE
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
- Mario Draghi (1947)
- Zine El Abidine Ben Ali (1936)
- Carl David Anderson (1905)
- Urho Kekkonen (1900)
- Eduardo Galeano (1940)
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
23,651 days ago
(64 years, 291 days)