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Thursday, August 23, 1962
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT ADMITS U.S. LAGS IN SPACE; But Insists Nation Will Go Ahead by End of Decade Cites Spending Rise PRESIDENT ADMITS U.S. LAGS IN SPACE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Loco-Motion
Little Eva
#1 at the box office
The Music Man
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis XVI (1754)
- Edgar de Wahl (1867)
- Georges Cuvier (1769)
- Gene Kelly (1912)
- Halimah Yacob (1954)
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
23,298 days ago
(63 years, 303 days)