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Saturday, June 16, 1962
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The Headlines
Court Orders End Of Republic Strike; REPUBLIC STRIKE ENDED BY COURT
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
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
23,366 days ago
(64 years, 6 days)