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On the date
Tuesday, April 17, 1962
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT AVERTS STRIKE BY PILOTS; Pan Am Walkout Deferred After Arbitration Proposal --Company Accepts Plan Midnight Deadline Talks Unsuccessful PRESIDENT'S PLEA AVERTS AIR STRIKE Unresolved Questions
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Good Luck Charm
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916)
- J. P. Morgan (1837)
- William Holden (1918)
- Sean Bean (1959)
- Thornton Wilder (1897)
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
23,426 days ago
(64 years, 66 days)