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Monday, January 1, 1962
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The Headlines
Soviet-Chinese Rift On Ideology Widens; Soviet-Red Chinese Rift Widens In Exchange of Bitter Charges Albanians Denounced Debate Flared at Meeting Party Talks Expected Chinese Assail Talks
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Lion Sleeps Tonight
The Tokens
#1 at the box office
Babes in Toyland
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
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
23,531 days ago
(64 years, 171 days)