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Monday, July 12, 1965

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The Headlines

U.S. PILOTS REPORT KILLING 580 REDS IN SOUTH VIETNAM; Air Force and Navy Planes Raid 2 Vietcong Areas -- North Also Is Target 1,000 MORE G.I.'S ARRIVE China Says Americans Flew Over Yunnan Province but Pentagon Denies Charge U.S. Airmen Report 580 Reds Killed

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones

The must-have

Operation

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

22,244 days ago

(60 years, 344 days)