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Sunday, March 27, 1966

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The Headlines

Thousands on Fifth Ave. March in Vietnam Protest; Thousands March on Fifth Avenue to Protest War in Vietnam 3 Men Are Arrested 'Tremendous Parade' International Protest Coffins Carried on Coast 2,000 March in Chicago Rivals at White House Philadelphia Protest Cambridge to Boston Clash in Detroit 2,500 Cheer in Ottatwa Hecklers in Oklahoma Stockholm Embassy Rally Procession in London Japanese Impact Small

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

21,986 days ago

(60 years, 86 days)