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On the date
Tuesday, December 21, 1965
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The Headlines
U.S. TO LET FORCES GO INTO CAMBODIA IN 'SELF-DEFENSE'; But Power of Commanders in Vietnam Is Limited to Extreme Instances SANCTUARY' RULED OUT Enemy Advantage at Border Is Said to Justify Action for Troops' Protection U.S. TO LET FORCES GO INTO CAMBODIA
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Over and Over
The Dave Clark Five
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Operation
On This Day
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Disraeli (1804)
- Hu Jintao (1942)
- Heinrich Böll (1917)
- Jane Fonda (1937)
- Frank Zappa (1940)
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
22,082 days ago
(60 years, 182 days)