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On the date
Tuesday, August 25, 1964
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The Headlines
MERCENARY UNIT IS READY TO FIGHT REBELS IN CONGO; Mixed Foreign Force Called Prepared to Act in Days, Despite Regime's Denial
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
The Unsinkable Molly Brown
The must-have
G.I. Joe
You Share a Birthday With
- Sean Connery (1930)
- Ivan the Terrible (1530)
- Johann Gottfried Herder (1744)
- Erich Honecker (1912)
- Tim Burton (1958)
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
22,564 days ago
(61 years, 299 days)