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On the date
Wednesday, October 31, 1962
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The Headlines
U.S. Tests Near End; Megaton Shot Fired; ATOM TEST SERIES NEARING ITS END
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
He's a Rebel
The Crystals
#1 at the box office
The Longest Day
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Hokusai (1760)
- John Keats (1795)
- Chiang Kai-shek (1887)
- Johannes Vermeer (1632)
- Peter Jackson (1961)
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
23,229 days ago
(63 years, 234 days)