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On the date

Sunday, December 1, 1963

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The Headlines

JOHNSON ORDERS STRICT ECONOMY BY ALL AGENCIES; Memorandum Cites Pledge and Asks for Reports on Efforts to Cut Costs Reason for Pride Seen Staff Policies Set Up PRESIDENT CITES ECONOMY PLEDGE Also Meets With His Aides to Set Up Procedures for White House Operation No Sunday Appointments To Present Award

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

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

22,832 days ago

(62 years, 202 days)