From the day
On the date
Sunday, May 16, 1965
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The Headlines
Ground Control, $79, Wins Acorn Stakes at Aqueduct; GROUND CONTROL CAPTURES ACORN
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Ticket to Ride
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Pierce Brosnan (1953)
- Henry Fonda (1905)
- Pope Innocent XI (1611)
- Celâl Bayar (1883)
- Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718)
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
22,301 days ago
(61 years, 36 days)