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Tuesday, May 3, 1966

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The Headlines

Ginzburg Denied a Review Of Sentence for Obscenity; Supreme Court, in a Brief Order, Refuses Rehearing to Publisher of Eros and to Producer of 'Sadistic' Books Ginzburg Plea Denied by High Court

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Monday, Monday

The Mamas & the Papas

#1 at the box office

Doctor Zhivago

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

21,949 days ago

(60 years, 49 days)