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Saturday, August 21, 1965

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The Headlines

2 MAJOR BATTLES OVER IN VIETNAM; 451 Vietcong Bodies Found Near Chulai -- Toll May Go to 1,000, Official Says

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

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

22,203 days ago

(60 years, 303 days)