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Sunday, May 20, 1962
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The Headlines
Mantle's Thigh Injury Expected To Sideline Him 2 to 4 Weeks; Star Center Fielder Resting Comfortably but Bombers Are Uncomfortable INJURED MANTLE OUT 2 TO 4 WEEKS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Stranger on the Shore
Mr. Acker Bilk
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Honoré de Balzac (1799)
- John Stuart Mill (1806)
- Cher (1946)
- Sigrid Undset (1882)
- José Mujica (1935)
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
23,392 days ago
(64 years, 32 days)