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1963December 8

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Our President Has Been Killed

President Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas; two days later, his accused killer, Lee Harvey Oswald, is shot and killed by Jack Ruby.

JFK AssassinationRuby shooting Oswald

New York renames its Idlewild airport in memory of the assassinated presidentHeadlines in 19632Interesting Facts about the dayDecember 8, 1963 is the 342nd day of the year 1963 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 23 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.

A person born on this day will be 49 years old today.

If that same person saved a Dime every day starting at age 7, then by now that person has accumulated $1,548.60 today.3Famous BirthdaysBorn on 12/8/63Greg Howe, American guitarist Toshiaki Kawada, Japanese wrestlerBorn in 1963Johnny DeppMichael JordanBrad PittWhitney HoustonJohn StamosJet LiHelen HuntMike MeyersLisa KudrowQuentin TarantinoVanessa WilliamsCharles Barkley

4Tidbits of Info. For 63U.S. Postal rates go up to five cents for the first ounce.

AT&T introduces touch-tone telephones.

"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan marks the beginning of the feminist movement.

Dr. Michael DeBakey uses an artificial heart to take over the functions of the heart during surgery5

Music Tidbits for the YearBeatles first hit "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" is released.

Surf-rock lands dozens of guitar led instrumentals on the charts.

The Beach Boys dominate the airwaves with a string of hit singles and three Top Ten albums in this year alone and are joined on the scene by Jan & Dean who notch the only surf rock #1 hit with "Surf City," written by The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson.

The Girl Group sound explodes as Phil Spector becomes the dominant producer in rock churning out hits by the Ronettes, Crystals and Darlene Love, while others such as Lesley Gore and The Chiffons top the charts as well.

Motown leads a revitalization of R&B with huge successes by Martha & The Vandellas, The Miracles, Mary Wells, Marvin Gaye and the first hit by the 12 year genius "Little" Stevie Wonder.

James Brown's album "Live At The Apollo" becomes the first LP by a pure R&B artist to hit the Top Five on the album charts and introduces the chitlin' circuit show and raw soul music to America.

Wolfman Jack begins broadcasting via a half million watt radio station, XERF out of Mexico. The powerful "border radio" stations are famous for their wild on-air activities and powerful broadcast signals that allow them to be heard across the entire North American continent, making Wolfman Jack the most famous rock 'n' roll DJ in the world.

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Your lucky days are Sunday (Conceivement date, Your parents decided to not to have an abortion, You were born) and Monday (Your first cell is built, Your mother suspects she is pregnant, Your heart beat for the first time). You are exactly 49 years 22 weeks 4 days 15 hours 53 minutes 49 seconds old. You will receive your next birthday gift in 31 weeks 2 days 8 hours 6 minutes 11 seconds later. If your hair were never cut since 8.December.1963, it would be 7.199 m. today. If your nails were never cut since 8.December.1963, they would be 1.786 m. today. An apple tree seeded on 8.December.1963, bore 4,387.329 kg. apple till today. Its contribution to economy is $17,505.4 and it fed 7,361 people. We hope that in your life you, as a human being, achieved more than that poor apple tree. Born 8.December.1963?: Here is some interesting in your life:

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