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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
#1 at the box office
Thunderball †
The must-have
Twister
On This Day
The Soviet Union launches the unmanned Luna 9 spacecraft as part of the Luna program.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Franz Schubert (1797)
- Kenzaburō Ōe (1935)
- Beatrix of the Netherlands (1938)
- Norman Mailer (1923)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543)
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
22,040 days ago
(60 years, 140 days)