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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 V.I.P.s
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
President Kennedy signs the ratification of the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.
Wikipedia →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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You Share a Birthday With
- Vladimir Putin (1952)
- Niels Bohr (1885)
- Heinrich Himmler (1900)
- Desmond Tutu (1931)
- Henry A. Wallace (1888)
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
22,887 days ago
(62 years, 257 days)