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Tuesday, January 12, 1965

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The Headlines

125,000 DEATHS FROM CIGARETTES FORESEEN IN '65; Health Panel Calls Danger Grave Despite Per Capita Drop in Consumption

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Come See About Me

The Supremes

The must-have

Operation

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1965

  • Get Smart

Tech Check

Supercomputer (CDC 6600), Hypertext & Kevlar.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,425 days ago

(61 years, 160 days)