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Wednesday, August 4, 1965
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The Headlines
HOUSE UNIT VOTES AN ENDTO QUOTAS FOR IMMIGRATION; Judiciary Committee Action, on Tally of 27 to 4, Brings Praise From President HOUSE UNIT VOTES IMMIGRATION BILL
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I'm Henry VIII, I Am
Herman's Hermits
#1 at the box office
The Sandpiper
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On This Day
The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Barack Obama (1961)
- Louis Armstrong (1901)
- Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
- Knut Hamsun (1859)
- José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)
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
22,220 days ago
(60 years, 320 days)