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On the date

Sunday, August 18, 1963

From the day

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The Headlines

55 Lost, 185 Safe as Ferryboat Capsizes in Storm Off Okinawa; Four U.S. Airmen Rescued --Flares Guide Copters and Fishing Vessels to Scene FERRYBOAT SINKS; 55 LOST, 185 SAFE

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

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

22,937 days ago

(62 years, 307 days)