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Monday, May 21, 1962
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The Headlines
Nasser Opens Congress Today To Make His Socialism Official; Nasser Convenes Congress Today to Make Socialism Official SEEKS TO INSURE ECONOMIC GAINS-- Land and Industrial Projects Aim at a 'New Egypt' but Transition Is Difficult
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
- Albrecht Dürer (1471)
- Andrei Sakharov (1921)
- Philip II of Spain (1527)
- Mary Robinson (1944)
- Willem Einthoven (1860)
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
23,391 days ago
(64 years, 31 days)