From the day
On the date
Thursday, May 28, 1964
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The Headlines
Fire Sweeps Jersey Waterfront; 5 Piers Destroyed, 15 Men Hurt
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Chalk Garden
The must-have
G.I. Joe
On This Day
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is founded, with Yasser Arafat elected as its first leader.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Ian Fleming (1908)
- Patrick White (1912)
- William Pitt the Younger (1759)
- Edvard Beneš (1884)
- Bülent Ecevit (1925)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
22,653 days ago
(62 years, 23 days)