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On the date
Sunday, July 22, 1962
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The Headlines
ALGERIAN TALKS ARE SAID TO FAIL; Collapse of Army Mediation Reported by Dissidents but Denied in Algiers ALGERIAN TALKS ARE SAID TO FAIL
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
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Mariner program: Mariner 1 spacecraft flies erratically several minutes after launch and has to be destroyed.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Willem Dafoe (1955)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
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
23,330 days ago
(63 years, 335 days)