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On the date
Saturday, August 7, 1965
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The Headlines
ENGINEER WARNS CITY CAN RUN OUT OF WATER IN 1966; Commission Told of Danger in Measures to Protect Philadelphia Supply Engineer Warns Water Supply For City Could Run Out in 1966
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 Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Elinor Ostrom (1933)
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Sofia Rotaru (1947)
- David Duchovny (1960)
- Constantius II (317)
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
22,217 days ago
(60 years, 317 days)