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Thursday, August 30, 1962
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The Headlines
Arabia and Jordan Map Broad Merger; JORDAN TO MERGE ARMY WITH SAUDIS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sheila
Tommy Roe
#1 at the box office
The Music Man
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Japan conducts a test of the NAMC YS-11, its first aircraft since World War II and its only successful commercial aircraft from before or after the war.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Ernest Rutherford (1871)
- Alexander Lukashenko (1954)
- Warren Buffett (1930)
- Mary Shelley (1797)
- Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852)
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
23,290 days ago
(63 years, 295 days)