From the day
On the date
Sunday, August 18, 1963
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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
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
Cleopatra †
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
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
22,937 days ago
(62 years, 307 days)