From the day
On the date
Saturday, April 7, 1962
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The Headlines
U.S. and Britain Ask U.N. To Censure Israeli Attack; Russian Protests Terms COUNCIL CENSURE OF ISRAEL ASKED Von Horn Plan Backed
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
- Jackie Chan (1954)
- William Wordsworth (1770)
- Gerhard Schröder (1944)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889)
- Francis Ford Coppola (1939)
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
23,435 days ago
(64 years, 75 days)