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Saturday, April 11, 1964

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The Headlines

U.S. RETALIATES AGAINST SOVIET; CURBS ATTACHES; Restricts Military Aides to Washington After Moscow Limits Four Americans; ISSUE IS PLAYED DOWN; Embassy Officers Molested by Crowds During Visits to Leningrad and Tula

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#1 at the box office

Tom Jones

The must-have

G.I. Joe

On This Day

  • Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.

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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

22,701 days ago

(62 years, 71 days)