On the date

Saturday, February 20, 1965

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The Headlines

2 INQUIRIES OPEN ON RACIAL CLASH IN ALABAMA TOWN; Agents of Wallace and F.B.I. Investigating Attack by 50 Troopers on Crowd

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Gary Lewis & the Playboys

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1965

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

22,385 days ago

(61 years, 120 days)