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Wednesday, December 29, 1965

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The Headlines

At Least 9 Aides Of Wagner Asked To Stay On Awhile; At Least 9 of Wagner's Aides Are Asked to Stay On A while

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Sound of Silence

Simon & Garfunkel

The must-have

Operation

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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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

22,073 days ago

(60 years, 173 days)