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On the date
Saturday, October 14, 1961
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The Headlines
Civilian Planes to Be Grounded 12 Hours Today in Defense Test; Civilian Planes to Be Grounded 12 Hours Today in Defense Test
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hit the Road Jack
Ray Charles
#1 at the box office
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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Hippie
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Surfer
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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
23,610 days ago
(64 years, 250 days)