On the date

Sunday, January 17, 1965

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The Headlines

Future Found Uncertain For Aerospace Industry; Aerospace Industry Faces Uncertainty as Spending Is Cut

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Petula Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1965

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

22,420 days ago

(61 years, 155 days)