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Friday, April 12, 1963

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The Headlines

U. S. Pushing Atom Force Despite French Objection; Reaffirms Plans for NATO Nuclear Unit --Says Paris Approved by Agreeing to A-Bombs for Planes in Germany U.S. TO SPUR NATO ON ATOMIC FORCE

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • The Soviet nuclear-powered submarine K-33 collides with the Finnish merchant vessel M/S Finnclipper in the Danish straits.[citation needed]

    Wikipedia →

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

23,065 days ago

(63 years, 70 days)