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Thursday, March 29, 1962
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The Headlines
KENNEDY RENEWS CAMPAIGN TO END PAYMENTS DEFICIT; Notes Gains, but Stresses Need to Spur Exports and Trim Spending Abroad KENNEDY DECRIES PAYMENTS DEFICIT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Don't Break the Heart That Loves You
Connie Francis
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
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On This Day
Arturo Frondizi, the president of Argentina, is overthrown in a military coup by Argentina's armed forces, ending an 11+1⁄2 day constitutional crisis.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Tyler (1790)
- John Major (1943)
- Lavrentiy Beria (1899)
- Vangelis (1943)
- Ernst Jünger (1895)
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
23,444 days ago
(64 years, 84 days)