Friday, August 6, 1965

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The Headlines

Papandreou Calls On King To Rename Him Premier; Sees Greek Election as Only Alternative -- Constantine Begins Consultations as Novas Assumes Caretaker Role

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'm Henry VIII, I Am

Herman's Hermits

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

• US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Andy Warhol (1928)
• Alexander Fleming (1881)
• Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809)
• Lucille Ball (1911)
• Michelle Yeoh (1962)

Slang

Tech Check

Supercomputer (CDC 6600), Hypertext & Kevlar.

Cost of Living (1960)