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Thursday, April 5, 1962
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The Headlines
TERRORISTS SHELL HOMES IN ALGIERS; 3 Moslems Are Killed and 14 Wounded in 2 Attacks but People Remain Calm Secret Army Is Blamed TERRORISTS SHELL HOMES IN ALGIERS The Day's Other Attacks
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Johnny Angel
Shelley Fabares
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Bette Davis (1908)
- Gregory Peck (1916)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947)
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
23,437 days ago
(64 years, 77 days)