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Friday, May 25, 1962
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The Headlines
Attempt to Fly Balloon in Space To Test Vision Is Part Success; TEST ON BALLOON IS PART SUCCESS
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
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803)
- Pieter Zeeman (1865)
- Ian McKellen (1939)
- Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803)
- Igor Sikorsky (1889)
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
23,387 days ago
(64 years, 27 days)