On the date

Saturday, February 5, 1966

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The Headlines

NEW BILL ATTACKS CITY AIR POLLUTION; Measure Would Curb Use of Soft Coal and Restrict Incinerator Design

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Petula Clark

#1 at the box office

The must-have

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1966

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

22,035 days ago

(60 years, 135 days)