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Tuesday, September 21, 1965

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The Headlines

KENNEDY BACKS IMMIGRATION BILL; N.Y. Senator Asks Reform -- Javits Opposes Curbs Within Hemisphere JAVITS HITS CURB ON IMMIGRATION

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Eve of Destruction

Barry McGuire

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

The must-have

Operation

On This Day

  • The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.

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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

22,172 days ago

(60 years, 272 days)