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On the date

Saturday, May 2, 1964

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The Headlines

U.S. SHIP IS SUNK BY VIETNAM REDS; CREWMEN ESCAPE; The Card, Copter Transport, Blasted at Saigon Dock—Settles to Bottom; OLD AIRCRAFT ABOARD; ‘Baby Flattop’ Was About to Sail—4 Marines Hurt in Fight in North Zone

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The must-have

G.I. Joe

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

22,679 days ago

(62 years, 49 days)