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Wednesday, January 23, 1963

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The Headlines

FRENCH, GERMANS SIGN THEIR PACT, FOR 'NEW FUTURE'; NATO Barely Mentioned in Document--Compromise on Market Suggested 40 Questions Unresolved France and West Germany Sign Treaty of Cooperation in Paris Cultural Ties Included Aid to Developing Nations Socialists Want Assurance

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • The Guinea-Bissau War of Independence officially begins when PAIGC guerrilla fighters attack the Portuguese Army stationed in Tite.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1963

  • I have a dream

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

23,144 days ago

(63 years, 149 days)