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Thursday, April 4, 1963
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The Headlines
S.E.C. SEES 'GRAVE' MARKET ABUSES BUT NO BROAD PATTERN OF FRAUD; ASKS NEW CURBS AND BETTER DATA; 30 CHANGES URGED Congress Gets Plan for Legislation to Protect Public S.E.C. STUDY FINDS SECURITY ABUSES
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Birds
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Maya Angelou (1928)
- Andrei Tarkovsky (1932)
- Caracalla (188)
- Marguerite Duras (1914)
- Isoroku Yamamoto (1884)
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
23,073 days ago
(63 years, 78 days)