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Saturday, March 19, 1966

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The Headlines

14 ALLIES REJECT FRANCE'S POSITION ON NATO COMMAND; U.S. and Partners Declare Military-Integration Setup Vital to West's Security PARIS TIE STILL SOUGHT Document Is Warily Worded to Avoid Direct Censure of Actions by de Gaulle 14 ALLIES REJECT FRANCE'S POSITION

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Ballad of the Green Berets

SSgt Barry Sadler

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

21,994 days ago

(60 years, 94 days)