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On the date

Saturday, February 16, 1963

From the day

Memories from that day

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The Headlines

Iraqi Coup Waged on Shoestring By Rebels Incensed by Kassim; IRAQI REBELS WON ON SLENDER ODDS Military Base Seized One Plane Shot Down Kassim Tried to Bargain

Read in The New York Times →

The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

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

23,120 days ago

(63 years, 125 days)