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Thursday, May 19, 1966
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The Headlines
NURSES CALL OFF MASS RESIGNATION AND ACCEPT PACT; Fact-Finder's Plan Raises Minimum in City Hospitals From $5,150 to $6,400 EMERGENCY CALLED OFF Yerby Rescinds Cutbacks Proposals Agreed To 'With Reservations' NURSES AND CITY ACCEPT PROPOSAL
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
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881)
- Ho Chi Minh (1890)
- Malcolm X (1925)
- Pol Pot (1925)
- Johann Gottlieb Fichte (1762)
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
21,932 days ago
(60 years, 32 days)