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Friday, July 6, 1962
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The Headlines
Private Plant for Reprocessing Of Atomic Fuel Planned Upstate; State Grants Option for Site of $22-Million Facility Aid to Economy Seen
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Stripper
David Rose
#1 at the box office
That Touch of Mink
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
As a part of Operation Plowshare, the Sedan nuclear test takes place.
Wikipedia →The Late Late Show, the world's longest-running chat show by the same broadcaster, airs on RTÉ One for the first time.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- George W. Bush (1946)
- Frida Kahlo (1907)
- 14th Dalai Lama (1935)
- Sylvester Stallone (1946)
- Nursultan Nazarbayev (1940)
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
23,345 days ago
(63 years, 350 days)