From the day
On the date
Saturday, January 29, 1966
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The Headlines
4 BOMBERS LOST BY U.S. IN VIETNAM; Only One Airman Is Rescued Airmobile Troops Fight a Force of 500 Men 4 U.S. Bombers Lost in Vietnam; Airmobile Force in Heavy Clash
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
We Can Work It Out
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
Thunderball †
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Anton Chekhov (1860)
- William McKinley (1843)
- Romain Rolland (1866)
- Oprah Winfrey (1954)
- Abdus Salam (1926)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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
22,042 days ago
(60 years, 142 days)