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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

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Bobby Vinton

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.

    Wikipedia →

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1962

  • Bond. James Bond.

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)