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Thursday, September 20, 1962
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The Headlines
EDWARD KENNEDY WON 69% OF VOTE; Margin in Senate Primary Stuns Massachusetts-- National Impact Certain EDWARD KENNEDY WON 69% OF VOTE
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
On This Day
James Meredith, an African American, is temporarily barred from entering the University of Mississippi.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sophia Loren (1934)
- George R. R. Martin (1948)
- Tarō Asō (1940)
- Upton Sinclair (1878)
- Chulalongkorn (1853)
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
23,269 days ago
(63 years, 274 days)