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Monday, October 7, 1963

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The Headlines

SUPREME COURT CONVENES TODAY FOR CRUCIAL TERM; Decisions on Apportionment and Race Curbs Expected to Have Wide Impact Sit-In Cases First SUPREME COURT CONVENES TODAY

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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  • Buddhist crisis: Amid worsening relations, outspoken South Vietnamese First Lady Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu arrives in the US for a speaking tour, continuing a flurry of attacks on the Kennedy administration.

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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

22,887 days ago

(62 years, 257 days)