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Friday, November 19, 1965
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The Headlines
BATTALION OF G.I.'S BATTERED IN TRAP; CASUALTIES HIGH; North Vietnamese Regulars Set Off a Furious Battle in ladrang River Valley JETS POUND ATTACKERS U.S., Putting Ambush Force at 500, Says It Killed 300 -- Fight Enters 6th Day BATTALION OF G.I.'S BATTERED IN TRAP Residue of a Savage Battle: Pain and Exhaustion
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I Hear a Symphony
The Supremes
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
You Share a Birthday With
- Indira Gandhi (1917)
- James A. Garfield (1831)
- Jodie Foster (1962)
- Mikhail Lomonosov (1711)
- Charles I of England (1600)
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
22,113 days ago
(60 years, 213 days)