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Monday, March 15, 1965
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The Headlines
6 RAILROADS HERE EAGER TO GIVE UP COMMUTING RUNS; Regional Plan Group Asks 3 States to Assume Deficit of $25 Million a Year RAILROADS EAGER TO GIVE UP RUNS
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My Fair Lady
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On This Day
President Lyndon B. Johnson, responding to the Selma crisis, tells U.S. Congress "We shall overcome" while advocating the Voting Rights Act.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Andrew Jackson (1767)
- Paul Heyse (1830)
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
- Emil von Behring (1854)
- Zhores Alferov (1930)
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
22,362 days ago
(61 years, 97 days)