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Wednesday, July 28, 1965

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The Headlines

EARNINGS OF G.M. HIGHEST IN WORLD; If '65 Sales Pace Continues, 12-Month Net Will Exceed Record Set by A.T.&T. EARNINGS OF G.M. HIGHEST IN WORLD

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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

  • Vietnam War: U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000.

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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

22,227 days ago

(60 years, 327 days)