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Thursday, August 15, 1963
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The Headlines
Home Peace Corps Backed In Senate by a 47-44 Vote; SENATE APPROVES HOME PEACE CORPS
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cleopatra †
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
President Fulbert Youlou is overthrown in the Republic of the Congo, after a three-day uprising in the capital.
Wikipedia →Execution of Henry John Burnett, the last man to be hanged in Scotland.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Napoleon (1769)
- Walter Scott (1771)
- Louis de Broglie (1892)
- Sri Aurobindo (1872)
- Gerty Cori (1896)
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
22,940 days ago
(62 years, 310 days)