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Tuesday, February 12, 1963
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The Headlines
KENNEDY TO PUSH AID TO IDLE YOUTH; Backers Hope for Action by This Session of Congress --2 Work Corps Planned High Priority Is Sought KENNEDY TO PUSH AID TO IDLE YOUTH $60 Monthly at Start
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Lawrence of Arabia
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
Construction begins on the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri.
Wikipedia →Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 705 crashes into the Everglades shortly after takeoff from Miami International Airport, killing all 45 people on board.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
23,124 days ago
(63 years, 129 days)