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Sunday, June 16, 1963
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The Headlines
2 LATINS PROPOSE ALLIANCE CHANGE; Inter-American Committee to Direct Aid Program Is Urged by Ex-Presidents Proposals Are Far-Reaching 2 LATINS PROPOSE ALLIANCE CHANGE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
How the West Was Won
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
Soviet Space Program: Vostok 6 mission: Cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova becomes the first woman in space.
Wikipedia →In an attempt to resolve the Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam, a Joint Communique was signed between President Ngo Dinh Diem and Buddhist leaders.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
- Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882)
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
23,000 days ago
(63 years, 5 days)