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Saturday, August 25, 1962
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The Headlines
RUSSIANS STEP UP FLOW OF ARMS AID TO CASTRO REGIME; More Technical Personnel Sent In--U.S. Aides Doubt Rise in Offensive Power SOVIET INCREASES AID FLOW TO CUBA
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
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Tim Burton (1958)
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
23,296 days ago
(63 years, 301 days)