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On the date

Thursday, December 26, 1963

From the day

Memories from that day

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The Headlines

New Strategic Bomber Gains Favor in Pentagon; No Bomber Production PENTAGON WEIGHS PLAN FOR BOMBER Plane Redesigned

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The must-have

Easy-Bake Oven

On This Day

  • The Beatles' "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and "I Saw Her Standing There" are released in the United States, marking the beginning of Beatlemania on an international level.

    Wikipedia →

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

22,807 days ago

(62 years, 177 days)