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Thursday, March 11, 1965

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The Headlines

U.S. SUES TO VOID BAN ON MARCHES, ACCUSES WALLACE; Urges Court to Bar Alabama Officials From Interfering With Peaceful Protests RIGHT TO VOTE IS CITED Complaint Asks That State Aides Be Ordered Not to Prevent Registration U.S. SUES TO VOID BAN ON MARCHES

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Eight Days a Week

The Beatles

The must-have

Operation

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

22,367 days ago

(61 years, 102 days)