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Tuesday, April 5, 1966
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The Headlines
KYGOES TO DANANG WITH A REGIMENT TO REASSERT RULE; 1,500 Men Flown to U.S. Base Troops in City Set Up Roadblocks PROTEST MARCHES GROW Tear Gas Fired in Capital Demonstrators in Dalat Burn Radio Station KY IS IN DANANG WITH REGIMENT
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
(You're My) Soul and Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers
#1 at the box office
Doctor Zhivago
The must-have
Twister
On This Day
During the Buddhist Uprising, South Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ personally attempts to lead the capture of the restive city of Đà Nẵng before backing down.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Thomas Hobbes (1588)
- Bette Davis (1908)
- Gregory Peck (1916)
- Pope Urban VIII (1568)
- Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (1947)
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
21,977 days ago
(60 years, 77 days)