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Monday, August 17, 1964

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The Headlines

13 Leaders Back Kennedy; Stratton Formally in Race; Mayor Still Uncommitted—Will Meet Attorney General This Week

Read in The New York Times →

#1 at the box office

The Unsinkable Molly Brown

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

22,572 days ago

(61 years, 307 days)