From the day
On the date
Tuesday, August 13, 1963
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The Headlines
Thant Names Team to Survey Opinion in Borneo on Malaysia; U.N. NAMES TEAM FOR BORNEO STUDY Terms Set by Thant Malaya Bars Direct Study
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cleopatra †
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
You Share a Birthday With
- Fidel Castro (1926)
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
- Frederick Sanger (1918)
- Karl Liebknecht (1871)
- John Logie Baird (1888)
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
22,942 days ago
(62 years, 312 days)