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Friday, November 16, 1962
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The Headlines
CUBA THREATENS TO DOWN PLANES OF U.S. AIR WATCH; THANT GETS NOTE Warning by Castro to Stop Flights Relayed to Stevenson Anderson Incident Recalled U.S. Declines Continent CUBA THREATENS U.S. ON AIR WATCH
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Big Girls Don't Cry
The Four Seasons
#1 at the box office
The Longest Day
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
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
23,213 days ago
(63 years, 218 days)