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Wednesday, February 23, 1966

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The Headlines

2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN; Bonn and Rome Call Board on Strategy No Substitute for a Nuclear Force 2 ALLIES OPPOSE U.S. ATOMIC PLAN

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

Nancy Sinatra

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • In Syria, Ba'ath Party member Salah Jadid leads an intra-party military coup that replaces the previous government of General Amin al-Hafiz, also a Baathist.

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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

22,017 days ago

(60 years, 117 days)