From the day
On the date
Monday, May 13, 1963
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The Headlines
50 Hurt in Negro Rioting After Birmingham Blasts; 50 Hurt in Birmingham Clashes Set Off by Explosions at Negro's Home and a Motel 3-HOUR OUTBURST HALTED BY POLICE State Troopers Take Over --Dr. King Hails Action of the President
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
How the West Was Won
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Pope Pius IX (1792)
- Alphonse Daudet (1840)
- Maria Theresa (1717)
- Stevie Wonder (1950)
- Ronald Ross (1857)
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
23,034 days ago
(63 years, 39 days)