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Wednesday, June 9, 1965
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The Headlines
SAIGON'S PREMIER EXPECTED TO FALL; Catholic Stand Perils Quat -- U.S. Prepares for Shift SAIGON'S PREMIER EXPECTED TO FALL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Back in My Arms Again
The Supremes
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
On This Day
Vietnam War: The Viet Cong commences combat with the Army of the Republic of Vietnam in the Battle of Đồng Xoài, one of the largest battles in the war.
Wikipedia →The civilian Prime Minister of South Vietnam, Phan Huy Quát, resigns after being unable to work with a junta led by Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Johnny Depp (1963)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Michael J. Fox (1961)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
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
22,276 days ago
(61 years, 11 days)