From the day
On the date
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
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Wilhelm Röntgen (1845)
- Quentin Tarantino (1963)
- Mariano Rajoy (1955)
- James Callaghan (1912)
- Gloria Swanson (1899)
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
21,986 days ago
(60 years, 86 days)