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Thursday, March 25, 1965

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The Headlines

MAYOR PREDICTS NEW CITY TAXES; Begins Budget Retreat With No Specific Proposals -- Realty Rise Expected MAYOR PREDICTS NEW CITY TAXES

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Stop! In the Name of Love

The Supremes

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • Civil rights activists led by Martin Luther King Jr. successfully complete their 4-day 50-mile (80 km) march from Selma to the capitol in Montgomery, Alabama.

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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

22,353 days ago

(61 years, 88 days)