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Tuesday, February 16, 1965
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT HAILS ROLE OF SCIENCE; In Reports to Congress, He Cites Need to Understand Its 'Profound' Effects President Hails Role of Science; Cites Need to Understand Effects
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
This Diamond Ring
Gary Lewis & the Playboys
#1 at the box office
My Fair Lady
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Octave Mirbeau (1848)
- Kim Jong Il (1941)
- Ernst Haeckel (1834)
- Philip Melanchthon (1497)
- John McEnroe (1959)
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
22,389 days ago
(61 years, 124 days)