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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 →
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
22,322 days ago
(61 years, 57 days)