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On the date
Saturday, February 19, 1966
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The Headlines
MAYOR TO WARN ALBANY OF NEED FOR TAX POWERS; City Faces 'Financial Chaos' if Package Isn't Voted, Lindsay Will Assert ARGUMENT IS PREPARED City Hall Disputes Report Presentation of Program Is Behind Schedule Lindsay Is Warning Legislature On City's Need for Tax Power
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Lightnin' Strikes
Lou Christie
#1 at the box office
Thunderball †
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Nicolaus Copernicus (1473)
- Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953)
- Svante Arrhenius (1859)
- Saparmurat Niyazov (1940)
- André Breton (1896)
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
22,021 days ago
(60 years, 121 days)