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Thursday, January 11, 1962
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The Headlines
MAHONEY WANTS TAX REBATE KEPT; GOVERNOR RESISTS; Senate Leader Seeks Way to Save Plan as Helpful in '62 State Elections BUT CARLINO DEMURS Rockefeller Sees Wagner Trying to Drop Shift of Rent Control to City Mayor Scored on Rents MAHONEY WANTS TAX REBATE KEPT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Twist
Chubby Checker
#1 at the box office
Flower Drum Song
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Cold War: While tied to its pier in Polyarny, the Soviet submarine B-37 is destroyed when fire breaks out in its torpedo compartment.
Wikipedia →An avalanche on Huascarán in Peru causes around 4,000 deaths.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- William James (1842)
- Alexander Hamilton (1755)
- Theodosius I (347)
- Kailash Satyarthi (1954)
- Albert Hofmann (1906)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Telstar Satellite, LED (Light Emitting Diode) & Compact Cassette.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
23,521 days ago
(64 years, 161 days)