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Monday, February 14, 1966

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The Headlines

GOVERNOR TO ASK TRANSIT PAY VOTE IN ALBANY TODAY; Will Offer a Bill Averting Condon-Wadlin Penalties Against Strikers Here HE WILL CITE URGENCY Moves to Prevent Delay in Payment That Might Lead to Another Shutdown GOVERNOR SPURS TRANSIT PAY BILL

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Lightnin' Strikes

Lou Christie

The must-have

Twister

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

22,026 days ago

(60 years, 126 days)