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Friday, October 19, 1962
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The Headlines
NOBEL PRIZE GOES T0 3 BIOPHYSICISTS; American and 2 Britons Are Honored for Their Work in Biology of Heredity NOBLE PRIZE GOES TO 3 BIOPHYSICISTS
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 Longest Day
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
- Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
- John le Carré (1931)
- Philip Pullman (1946)
- Marsilio Ficino (1433)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
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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
23,240 days ago
(63 years, 245 days)