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Friday, March 2, 1962
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The Headlines
5TH AVE. BUS LINE HALTED BY STRIKE OVER 29 LAY-OFFS; 1,500,000 Riders Affected Mayor Says Company Wanted the Walkout 5TH AVE. BUS LINE HALTED BY STRIKE
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
In Burma, the army led by General Ne Win seizes power in a coup d'état.
Wikipedia →Wilt Chamberlain sets the single-game scoring record in the National Basketball Association by scoring 100 points.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
- Pope Pius XII (1876)
- Pope Leo XIII (1810)
- Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937)
- Benedict of Nursia (480)
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
23,471 days ago
(64 years, 111 days)