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Tuesday, January 26, 1965

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The Headlines

16 MORE GO TO JAIL IN WELFARE TIE--UP; Six Women Among Leaders of 2 Unions Refusing to Obey Anti-Strike Writ 16 MORE JAILED IN WELFARE TIE-UP

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Downtown

Petula Clark

The must-have

Operation

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

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

22,411 days ago

(61 years, 146 days)