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Thursday, October 4, 1962
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The Headlines
SCHIRRA ORBITS EARTH SIX TIMES, LANDING NEAR CARRIER IN PACIFIC AFTER ALMOST FLAWLESS FLIGHT; A LONGER TRIP DUE Feat Prompts Space Agency to Schedule 17-Circuit Mission Schirra Orbits Earth 6 Times and Lands Near Carrier in Pacific; Flight Goes Smoothly WAY NOW CLEARED FOR 17 CIRCUITS Space Agency Announces a 24-Hour Mission for Sometime in Winter
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Sherry
The Four Seasons
#1 at the box office
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Rutherford B. Hayes (1822)
- Susan Sarandon (1946)
- Buster Keaton (1895)
- Charlton Heston (1923)
- Vitaly Ginzburg (1916)
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
23,255 days ago
(63 years, 260 days)