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Friday, August 30, 1963

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The Headlines

DEGAULLE OFFERS TO HELP VIETNAM END FOREIGN ROLE; Would Cooperate to Unify Country--Strikes at U.S. and Red 'Influences' Reasserts French Interest France's Tie of Long Standing DE GAULLE OFFERS HELP TO VIETNAM Washington Is Annoyed A Preliminary View

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • The Moscow–Washington hotline between the leaders of the U.S. and the Soviet Union goes into operation.

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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

22,925 days ago

(62 years, 295 days)