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Monday, August 13, 1962
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The Headlines
Jewish Education Drive Urged By Leaders at World Conference; JEWISH SCHOOLS URGED AT PARLEY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Neil Sedaka
#1 at the box office
That Touch of Mink
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Fidel Castro (1926)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Frederick Sanger (1918)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
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
23,308 days ago
(63 years, 313 days)