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Wednesday, January 26, 1966

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The Headlines

M'NAMARA SAYS U.S. COULD RUIN SOVIET AND CHINA; Asserts Missile Arsenal Will Be Enough to Blast Both Even Without Bombers McNamara Says U.S. Could Ruin Soviet, China

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

We Can Work It Out

The Beatles

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • The three Beaumont children disappear from a beach in Glenelg, South Australia, resulting in one of the country's largest-ever police investigations.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1966

  • Beam me up, Scotty

Tech Check

Fiber Optics, Handheld Calculator Concept & Fuel Injection.

Cost of Living (1960)

Loaf of Bread

$0.20

Gallon of Gas

$0.31

Average Home

$11,900

New Car

$2,600

Time Elapsed

22,045 days ago

(60 years, 145 days)