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On the date
Sunday, December 17, 1961
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The Headlines
Foldberg Accepts Post; FOLDBERG NAMED BY TEXAS AGGIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Niterói circus fire: Fire breaks out during a performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano in the city of Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, killing more than 500.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Francis (1936)
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1942)
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948)
- Willard Libby (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
23,546 days ago
(64 years, 186 days)