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Monday, August 20, 1962
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The Headlines
VAN ALLEN WARNS OF THREAT IN RAYS; Calls New Belt, Created by Nuclear Test, a Potential Danger to Spacemen VAN ALLEN WARNS OF THREAT IN RAYS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Loco-Motion
Little Eva
#1 at the box office
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
The NS Savannah, the world's first nuclear-powered civilian ship, embarks on its maiden voyage.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Harrison (1833)
- H. P. Lovecraft (1890)
- Rajiv Gandhi (1944)
- Slobodan Milošević (1941)
- Salvatore Quasimodo (1901)
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
23,301 days ago
(63 years, 306 days)