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Friday, July 27, 1962
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The Headlines
Doctors Find Virus Of German Measles; GERMAN MEASLES YIELD THEIR VIRUS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Roses Are Red (My Love)
Bobby Vinton
#1 at the box office
The Music Man
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
23,324 days ago
(63 years, 329 days)