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Saturday, December 2, 1961
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The Headlines
CON EDISON STRIKE IS VOTED BY UNION; But Referendum Is Ordered, Delaying Any Walkout CON EDISON STRIKE IS VOTED BY UNION
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean
#1 at the box office
King of Kings
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On This Day
In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba will adopt Communism.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
23,561 days ago
(64 years, 201 days)