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Monday, April 30, 1962
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The Headlines
CITY SURVEY FINDS 118 EXTRA ACRES; Estimate of Manhattan Area Cut--S.I. and Bronx Gain CITY SURVEY FINDS 118 EXTRA ACRES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Soldier Boy
The Shirelles
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
- António Guterres (1949)
- Stephen Harper (1959)
- Carl XVI Gustaf (1946)
- Jaroslav Hašek (1883)
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
23,412 days ago
(64 years, 52 days)