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Sunday, September 16, 1962
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The Headlines
U.S. URGES CURBS ON SABIN VACCINE; Health Service Recommends Temporary Halt to Use of Type III Oral Polio Shot Recommended for Children U.S. URGES CURBS ON SABIN VACCINE
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sherry
The Four Seasons
#1 at the box office
The Music Man
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Lee Kuan Yew (1923)
- Lauren Bacall (1924)
- B. B. King (1925)
- Karl Dönitz (1891)
- Henry V of England (1386)
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
23,274 days ago
(63 years, 279 days)