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On the date

Monday, June 3, 1963

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The Headlines

Vatican Crowd Continues Watch for the Fourth Day; Quiet Except for Radios VATICAN THRONG WATCHES 4TH DAY Prayers Sound in Square

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.

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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

23,013 days ago

(63 years, 18 days)