From the day
On the date
Sunday, August 8, 1965
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The Headlines
Chief of Wolverine Snipes at Market; WOLVERINE CHIEF IS MARKET CRITIC
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Paul Dirac (1902)
- Mohamed Morsi (1951)
- Dustin Hoffman (1937)
- Giuseppe Conte (1964)
- Emiliano Zapata (1879)
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
22,216 days ago
(60 years, 316 days)