From the day
On the date
Wednesday, May 23, 1962
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The Headlines
Rep. Keogh Linked by 2d Witness To Attempt to Influence a Judge; Moore Asserts Congressman Was Mentioned in Two Phone Calls on Fix REP. KEOGH NAMED IN FIX TRIAL AGAIN
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
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Anatoly Karpov (1951)
- Alan García (1949)
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
23,389 days ago
(64 years, 29 days)