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Wednesday, April 25, 1962
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The Headlines
KENNEDY ORDERS A-TESTING IN AIR IN NEXT FEW DAYS; TASK FORCE READY 25 to 30 Explosions Are Scheduled at 2 Pacific Islands Force Ready Since Friday Hopeless Deadlock KENNEDY ORDERS A-TESTING IN AIR Speaks to the Nation Will Test Weapons The President Is Silent
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Good Luck Charm
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Moon Pilot
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Al Pacino (1940)
- Guglielmo Marconi (1874)
- Johan Cruyff (1947)
- Oliver Cromwell (1599)
- Wolfgang Pauli (1900)
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
23,418 days ago
(64 years, 58 days)