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Monday, February 7, 1966

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The Headlines

SOVIET SAYS CRITIC CAN VISIT BRITAIN; Tarsis, Hostile Writer, Gets Exit Visa He Denounces 2 Others Facing Trial SOVIET SAYS CRITIC CAN VISIT BRITAIN

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

My Love

Petula Clark

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • The Great Fire of Iloilo breaks out in a lumber yard in Iznart Street and burns for almost half a day destroying nearly three-quarters of the City Proper area and Php 50 million pesos in total properties' damage.

    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

22,033 days ago

(60 years, 133 days)