From the day
On the date
Saturday, March 17, 1962
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The Headlines
KHRUSHCHEV CAUTIONS U.S. 'GLOBAL' ROCKETS RENDER WARNING SYSTEMS USELESS; BOASTS OF WEAPON Satellite Is Launched to Study Perils of Manned Flights New Satellite Launched KHRUSHCHEV TELLS OF 'GLOBAL ROCKET' Defends Berlin Wall Calls Talks Too Narrow
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hey! Baby
Bruce Channel
#1 at the box office
Lover Come Back
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
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
23,456 days ago
(64 years, 96 days)