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On the date

Thursday, September 6, 1962

From the day

Memories from that day

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#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

  • Archaeologist Peter Marsden discovers the first of the Blackfriars Ships dating back to the second century AD in the Blackfriars area of the banks of the River Thames in London.

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  • The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1962

  • Bond. James Bond.

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

23,283 days ago

(63 years, 288 days)