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Monday, June 11, 1962
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The Headlines
VOTE RUNS CLOSE IN PERU ELECTION; 3-Way Race for President Develops in Early Count VOTE RUNS CLOSE IN PERU ELECTION Contenders in the Peruvian Presidential Election
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Can't Stop Loving You
Ray Charles
#1 at the box office
West Side Story
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Frank Morris, John Anglin and Clarence Anglin allegedly become the only prisoners to escape from the prison on Alcatraz Island.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
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
23,370 days ago
(64 years, 10 days)