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On the date

Sunday, December 22, 1963

From the day

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The Headlines

2 Die, 9 Hurt in Cyprus Rioting; Greek-Turkish Strife Revived; Police Fire on Street Crowd --Clash Laid to Dispute on Amending Constitution 2 KILLED IN CLASH OF CYPRUS GROUPS A Land of Ethnic Strife

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • The cruise ship Lakonia burns 290 kilometres (180 mi) north of Madeira, Portugal with the loss of 128 lives.

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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

22,811 days ago

(62 years, 181 days)