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Wednesday, October 9, 1963
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The Headlines
Hurricane Sweeps North to Bahamas; HURRICANE MOVES TOWARD BAHAMAS Cuba Bars U.S. Aid Nassall Takes Precautions Haiti Toll Put at 2,800 British Send Medicine
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The V.I.P.s
The must-have
Easy-Bake Oven
On This Day
In Italy, a large landslide causes a giant wave to overtop the Vajont Dam, killing over 2,000.
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You Share a Birthday With
- John Lennon (1940)
- Ivo Andrić (1892)
- Max von Laue (1879)
- Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906)
- Emil Fischer (1852)
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
22,885 days ago
(62 years, 255 days)