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Wednesday, July 14, 1965

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The Headlines

JOHNSON PLEDGES TO LEAD A DRIVE FOR NEGRO GAINS; Concedes 'Mistakes I Made in My Past' on Civil Rights -- Will Seek Legislation JOHNSON PLEDGES DRIVE FOR NEGRO

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

The Rolling Stones

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • Mariner 4 flyby of Mars takes the first close-up photos of another planet. The photographs take approximately six hours to be transmitted back to Earth.

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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

22,241 days ago

(60 years, 341 days)