From the day
On the date
Wednesday, January 16, 1963
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The Headlines
Freedom Pledged By Congo Leader; FREEDOM PLEDGED TO KATANGA CHIEF
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Gypsy
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Sade (singer) (1959)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Touch-Tone Phone, Computer Mouse (Prototype) & Instant Replay.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
23,151 days ago
(63 years, 156 days)