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On the date

Saturday, November 9, 1963

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The Headlines

MAYOR OF BUFFALO TO SEEK BET VOTE; Republican Adds Pressure on Legislators to Act on Off-Track Issue MAYOR OF BUFFALO FAVORS BET VOTE

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • At a coal mine in Miike, Japan, an explosion kills 458 and hospitalises 839 with carbon monoxide poisoning.

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  • The Tsurumi rail accident on the Tōkaidō Main Line in Yokohama kills 162 people.

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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

22,854 days ago

(62 years, 224 days)