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Saturday, August 4, 1962
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The Headlines
Apollo:; Economic and Social Impact Project Apollo: Southern Crescent of Nation Booming Under Impact of Space Age PATTERN OF LIFE IN AREA CHANGES Expansion Is Centered at New Orleans, Houston and Cape Canaveral
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
- Barack Obama (1961)
- Louis Armstrong (1901)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
- Knut Hamsun (1859)
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)
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
23,316 days ago
(63 years, 321 days)