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Friday, January 26, 1962
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The Headlines
GOVERNOR FAVORS ADDING 38 JUDGES; Tells Judicial Conference He Will Offer Bill City to Get 23 New Posts GOVERNOR FAVORS ADDING 38 JUDGES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Peppermint Twist
Joey Dee and the Starliters
#1 at the box office
One, Two, Three
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Ranger 3 is launched to study the Moon. The space probe later misses the Moon by 22,000 miles (35,400 km).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Douglas MacArthur (1880)
- Paul Newman (1925)
- Ellen DeGeneres (1958)
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen (1953)
- Angela Davis (1944)
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
23,506 days ago
(64 years, 146 days)