1961
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"Ze tightness of your shorts equals ze square route of your age." Einstein.
Meanwhile, in the real world,
1961
was a helluva year because...
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A Portuguese ocean liner, the [Santa Maria,] was hijacked in the Caribbean with some 600 passengers aboard; the drama ended eleven days later when the ship docked in Brazil.
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President Kennedy held the first presidential news conference carried live on radio and television.
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[Are You Lonesome Tonight?] by Elvis Presley peaked at #1.
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Ham became the 1st primate in space (158 miles) aboard Mercury-Redstone 2.
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73 people, including 18 figure skaters from the United States, were killed in the crash of a Boeing 707 in Belgium.
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Paul Bikel climbed to record 14,100 meters (8.8 miles) in a glider.
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1st London minicabs were introduced.
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The 1st animal returned from space was a dog named Blackie aboard Sputnik 9
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South Africa withdrew from British Commonwealth.
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Pablo Picasso (79) married his model Jacqueline Rocque
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The U.S. increased military aid and technicians to Laos.
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South Africa Nelson Mandela was acquitted on a treason charge after a 4 year trial .
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Eddie Murphy, was born in Brooklyn, NY.
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South Africa became an independent republic.
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Iraq demanded dominion over Kuwait.
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A Kuwaiti vote opposed Iraq’s annexation plans.
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British troops landed in Kuwait to aid against Iraqi threats.
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Diana Frances Spencer, the princess of Wales, was born near Sandringham, England.
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Spain accepted equal rights for men and women.
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Israel welcomed its 1,000,000th immigrant.
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East Germany closed the Brandenberg Gate sealing off the border between the citys eastern and western sectors in order to halt the flight of refugees. Two days later, work began on the Berlin Wall.
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Martin Luther King protested for black voting rights in Miami.
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[Dr. Kildare,] premiered on NBC TV.
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JFK advised Americans to build fallout shelters in the event of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union
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LostAmigos founder is born in York
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