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On the date

Friday, March 4, 1966

From the day

Memories from that day

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Ballad of the Green Berets

SSgt Barry Sadler

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • In an interview in the London Evening Standard, The Beatles' John Lennon declares that the band is "more popular than Jesus now".

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  • A Canadian Pacific Air Lines DC-8-43 explodes on landing at Tokyo International Airport, killing 64 people.

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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

22,008 days ago

(60 years, 108 days)