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Monday, December 17, 1962
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The Headlines
New U.S. Satellite Studies Meteorites; SATELLITE BEGINS METEORITE STUDY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Telstar
The Tornados
#1 at the box office
Mutiny on the Bounty
The must-have
Slip 'N Slide
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Francis (1936)
- Humphry Davy (1778)
- Muhammadu Buhari (1942)
- Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (1948)
- Willard Libby (1908)
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
23,182 days ago
(63 years, 187 days)