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Friday, November 12, 1965

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The Headlines

RHODESIA ASSERTS INDEPENDENCE; BRITAIN DECRIES ACT AS TREASON AND APPLIES ECONOMIC SANCTIONS; SMITH IS DEFIANT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Get Off of My Cloud

The Rolling Stones

#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

22,121 days ago

(60 years, 221 days)