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Monday, January 31, 1966

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The Headlines

BRODERICK URGES $50 PARKING FINES IN MIDTOWN AREA; Barnes Backs Idea, but Notes Scofflaw Problem--Mayor Says Cleanup Is Needed BRODERICK URGES $50 PARKING FINES

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

My Love

Petula Clark

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.

    Wikipedia →

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

22,040 days ago

(60 years, 140 days)