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Thursday, September 6, 1962
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The Headlines
Russians Scorn U-2 Note; Call the Flight Aggressive; RUSSIANS SCORN U.S. NOTE ON U-2
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
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.
Wikipedia →The United States government begins the Exercise Spade Fork nuclear readiness drill.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- John Dalton (1766)
- Jane Addams (1860)
- Edward Appleton (1892)
- Roger Waters (1943)
- Emir Abdelkader (1808)
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
23,283 days ago
(63 years, 288 days)