On the date

Wednesday, November 1, 1961

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The Headlines

WEST CONCERNED AT SOVIET DEMAND FOR FINNISH TALKS; U.S. Condemns 'Repugnant' Action -- Scandinavian Lands React Calmly WEST CONCERNED AT MOVE ON FINNS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Jimmy Dean

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1961

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

23,593 days ago

(64 years, 233 days)