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On the date
Wednesday, January 31, 1962
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT CALLS U.N. BONDS 'VITAL'; Bids Congress Appropriate 100 Million for Purchase to Maintain Peace PRESIDENT CALLS U.N. BONDS 'VITAL'
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
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
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
23,501 days ago
(64 years, 141 days)