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Saturday, December 8, 1962
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT VISITS SAC COMMAND POST; Is Briefed at Atomic Strike Headquarters on Tour of Defense Facilities
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
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
On This Day
Workers at four New York City newspapers (this later increases to nine) go on strike for 114 days.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Jim Morrison (1943)
- Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1542)
- Jean Sibelius (1865)
- Kim Basinger (1953)
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
23,190 days ago
(63 years, 195 days)