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On the date

Monday, February 25, 1963

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The Headlines

'SOFT' CUBA REPLY EXPECTED BY U.S. IN FIRING ON BOAT; Castro Regime Is Reported Reacting Moderately to the Kennedy Protest EASED RELATIONS SEEN Havana Resented Direct American Dealings With Moscow on Missiles Cuba Reaction Reported Kennedy in Close Touch Firing Held Deliberate U.S. Expects 'Soft' Cuba Reply In Firing Upon Shrimp Boat

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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

23,111 days ago

(63 years, 116 days)