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On the date
Tuesday, February 9, 1965
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The Headlines
DEBRIS IS FOUND; Ships Search Area -- Eastern Plane Was on Way South 84 Lost as DC-7 Crashes Into the Atlantic Near Jones Beach DEBRIS IS FOUND BY SERCH SHIPS But No Survivors Are Seen -- Eastern Airliner Had Left Here for South
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
The Righteous Brothers
#1 at the box office
Goldfinger
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Operation
On This Day
Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
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You Share a Birthday With
- William Henry Harrison (1773)
- Thomas Paine (1737)
- J. M. Coetzee (1940)
- Alice Walker (1944)
- Joseph Stiglitz (1943)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
22,396 days ago
(61 years, 131 days)