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Saturday, November 21, 1964
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The Headlines
BASE IS OVERRUN BY SAIGON FORCE
Read in The New York Times →#1 at the box office
My Fair Lady
The must-have
G.I. Joe
On This Day
Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
Wikipedia →The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Voltaire (1694)
- Pope Benedict XV (1854)
- Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903)
- René Magritte (1898)
- Goldie Hawn (1945)
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
22,476 days ago
(61 years, 211 days)