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Tuesday, May 10, 1966
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The Headlines
G.I.'S AND VIETCONG BATTLE IN SAIGON; A Gun Fight With Terrorists Follows Blast Near Billet 5 Reported Dead G.I.'s Fight Vietcong Terrorists on Saigon Street
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Monday, Monday
The Mamas & the Papas
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Fred Astaire (1899)
- Heydar Aliyev (1923)
- Bono (1960)
- Gustav Stresemann (1878)
- Sid Vicious (1957)
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
21,941 days ago
(60 years, 41 days)