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Saturday, January 27, 1962
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The Headlines
U.S. MOON ROCKET DRIFTS OFF PATH; WILL MISS TARGET; Space Agency Reports Error From 'Excessive Velocity' by Two-Stage Booster CORRECTION IS UNLIKELY Some Adjustment Possible on Craft With Devices for Studying Lunar Surface U.S. Moon Rocket Off Course; 'Excessive Velocity' Is Cited
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756)
- Lewis Carroll (1832)
- Wilhelm II (1859)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph Schelling (1775)
- Abbas the Great (1571)
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)