From the day
On the date
Wednesday, August 21, 1963
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The Headlines
BUDDHISTS SEIZED; Police Hurl Tear Gas and Grenades During Saigon Attacks Outspoken Opponent Regime Cites Protests Soldiers Raid Saigon Pagodas; 100 Monks Arrested in Attack Dispute Appears to Worsen Lodge Leaves Honolulu
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
22,934 days ago
(62 years, 304 days)