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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

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'

The Righteous Brothers

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • Malcolm X visits Smethwick near Birmingham following the racially-charged 1964 United Kingdom general election.

    Wikipedia →

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

22,393 days ago

(61 years, 128 days)