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Friday, July 20, 1962
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The Headlines
U.S. ASSAILS COUP IN PERU AND HALTS ITS AID PROGRAM; White House Calls Military's Action a 'Serious Setback' to Alliance for Progress WEIGHS SUGAR PENALTY Junta Sends Formal Repuest to Washington and Other Capitals for Recognition
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton
#1 at the box office
That Touch of Mink
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You Share a Birthday With
- Petrarch (1304)
- Edmund Hillary (1919)
- Gregor Mendel (1822)
- Carlos Alazraqui (1962)
- Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
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
23,331 days ago
(63 years, 336 days)