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On the date

Thursday, October 25, 1962

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The Headlines

PREMIER WRITES; Letter to Russell Calls for Parley to Avert a Nuclear Clash PREMIER ASKS U.S. TO DROP BLOCKADE He Assures British Pacifist That Moscow Will Make No Reckless Decisions

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Monster Mash

Bobby 'Boris' Pickett & the Crypt-Kickers

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

  • Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1962

  • Bond. James Bond.

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

23,234 days ago

(63 years, 239 days)