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Monday, October 16, 1961
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The Headlines
U.S. FACES A SNAG IN U.N. ON CHINA; Allies Said to Be Unwilling to Submit Motion to Delay Ruling of Seat for Reds U.S. FACES A SNAG IN U.N. ON CHINA
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
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You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
23,609 days ago
(64 years, 249 days)