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Thursday, March 1, 1962
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The Headlines
CONSUMER PRICES STEADY 4TH MONTH; Wholesale Index Declines to Mark of Four Years Ago CONSUMER PRICES STEADY 4TH MONTH
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Duke of Earl
Gene Chandler
#1 at the box office
Lover Come Back
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
American Airlines Flight 1 crashes into Jamaica Bay in New York, killing 95.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Frédéric Chopin (1810)
- Yitzhak Rabin (1922)
- Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (1892)
- Dalia Grybauskaitė (1956)
- Harry Belafonte (1927)
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
23,473 days ago
(64 years, 113 days)