From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 13, 1962
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The Headlines
Rail Unions Decry Merger; Say Lines Are Too Big Now; Policy Revision Demanded
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
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 101 (101)
- Wilhelm Wien (1864)
- Sydney Brenner (1927)
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1961)
- Eric Betzig (1960)
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
23,519 days ago
(64 years, 159 days)