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Friday, April 29, 1966
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The Headlines
PRESIDENT URGES CONGRESS TO BAN ALL HOUSING BIAS; Message Also Asks Stronger Criminal Laws to Protect Civil Rights Workers CALLS FOR JURY REFORM Housing Plan Is Expected to Meet Stiff Opposition Ervin Criticizes It Johnson Calls on Congress to Ban All Housing Bias
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Good Lovin'
The Young Rascals
#1 at the box office
Doctor Zhivago
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Hirohito (1901)
- Henri Poincaré (1854)
- Alexander II of Russia (1818)
- Daniel Day-Lewis (1957)
- Michelle Pfeiffer (1958)
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
21,952 days ago
(60 years, 52 days)