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Thursday, March 19, 1964

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The Headlines

U.S. MAY ABANDON EFFORT TO DETER LATIN DICTATORS; Mann Is Said to Be Against Trying to Separate ‘Good Guys and Bad Guys’; REDS WOULD BE FOUGHT; Report That Kennedy Policy Faces Reversal Dismays 2 Democratic Senators

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#1 at the box office

Tom Jones

The must-have

G.I. Joe

On This Day

  • Over 500,000 Brazilians attend the March of the Family with God for Liberty, in protest against the government of João Goulart and against communism.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1964

  • I want to hold your hand

Tech Check

BASIC Programming Language, IBM System/360 & Word Processor.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,723 days ago

(62 years, 93 days)