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Monday, July 23, 1962

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The Headlines

INDIA LAYS FIRING TO CHINESE REDS; Note of Protest Says Border Incidents Are Provocative Peiping Accuses Delhi

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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

  • Jackie Robinson becomes the first African American to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

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  • Telstar relays the first publicly transmitted, live trans-Atlantic television program, featuring Walter Cronkite.

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  • The International Agreement on the Neutrality of Laos is signed.

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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

23,328 days ago

(63 years, 333 days)