Tuesday, July 10, 1962

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The Headlines

HYDROGEN BLAST FIRED 200 MILES ABOVE THE PACIFIC; Night Sky Is Lighted From Hawaii to New Zealand by 2-Megaton U.S. Shot SOVIET DENOUNCES TEST Trial Believed Helpful in Weighing Effect on Radar and Missile Defenses NIGHT SKIES GLOW OVER 3,000 MILES Soviet Assails Shot Aimed at Testing Effects on Radar and Defenses

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Bobby Vinton

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

• Telstar, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Nikola Tesla (1856)
• Marcel Proust (1871)
• Mahathir Mohamad (1925)
• John Calvin (1509)
• Alice Munro (1931)

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Tech Check

Telstar Satellite, LED (Light Emitting Diode) & Compact Cassette.

Cost of Living (1960)