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Tuesday, October 16, 1962
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The Headlines
NEGRO GAIN NOTED IN FEDERAL JOBS; Rise Found in Middle Ranks --Democrats May Use Survey in Campaign NEGRO GAIN NOTED IN FEDERAL JOBS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Monster Mash
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers
#1 at the box office
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Cuban Missile Crisis begins: U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed of photos taken on October 14 by a U-2 showing nuclear missiles (the crisis will last for 13 days starting from this point).
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You Share a Birthday With
- Oscar Wilde (1854)
- Günter Grass (1927)
- David Ben-Gurion (1886)
- Eugene O'Neill (1888)
- Enver Hoxha (1908)
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
23,243 days ago
(63 years, 248 days)