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Sunday, December 2, 1962
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The Headlines
NAVY ROUTS ARMY IN FOOTBALL, 34-14; President Sees Middies Win Fourth Year in Row HORSE RACING BASEBALL
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
Mutiny on the Bounty
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Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maria Callas (1923)
- Georges Seurat (1859)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825)
- Otto Dix (1891)
- Gary Becker (1930)
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
23,196 days ago
(63 years, 201 days)