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On the date

Saturday, April 24, 1965

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The Headlines

Russians Buy a $17,000 Lincoln in Gromyko's Name; Russians Buy Lincoln Limousine For $17,000 in Gromyko's Name

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Game of Love

Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • Civil war breaks out in the Dominican Republic when Colonel Francisco Caamaño overthrows the triumvirate that had been in power since the coup d'état against Juan Bosch.

    Wikipedia →

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

22,322 days ago

(61 years, 57 days)