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Friday, August 31, 1962
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The Headlines
De Gaulle' to Seek a Vote On Succession in October; Expected to Request Popular Election for Presidency--Soustelle Secretly in Paris on Eve of Assassin Attempt
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
Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Tsai Ing-wen (1956)
- Maria Montessori (1870)
- Hassan Nasrallah (1960)
- Théophile Gautier (1811)
- Richard Gere (1949)
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)