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Friday, February 12, 1965
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The Headlines
PONTIFF APPEALS FOR PEACE EFFORT; Implies Support for a U.N. Role in Vietnam Solution PONTIFF APPEALS FOR PEACE EFFORT
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
My Fair Lady
The must-have
Operation
On This Day
Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Abraham Lincoln (1809)
- Charles Darwin (1809)
- Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (1768)
- Anna Pavlova (1881)
- Julian Schwinger (1918)
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
22,393 days ago
(61 years, 128 days)