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Monday, June 10, 1963
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The Headlines
KENNEDY APPEALS FOR LOCAL ACTION ON RACE PROBLEM; Time Past for Token Moves, He Warns Conference of Mayors in Honolulu 5-POINT PLAN IS OFFERED He Asks More Responsibility by Community Leaders-- Speaks in Capital Today Kennedy Calls for Local Action To Help Solve Racial Problems
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How the West Was Won
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
The Equal Pay Act of 1963, aimed at abolishing wage disparity based on sex, was signed into law by John F. Kennedy as part of his New Frontier Program.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Judy Garland (1922)
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921)
- Saul Bellow (1915)
- Carlo Ancelotti (1959)
- Gustave Courbet (1819)
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
23,006 days ago
(63 years, 11 days)