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Monday, May 23, 1966
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The Headlines
ATTACK IN SAIGON; Buddhist Mob Burns U.S. Vehicles After Slaying of Soldier TWO U.S. VEHICLES IN SAIGON BURNED
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
When a Man Loves a Woman
Percy Sledge
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Carl Linnaeus (1707)
- Pär Lagerkvist (1891)
- John Bardeen (1908)
- Anatoly Karpov (1951)
- Alan García (1949)
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
21,928 days ago
(60 years, 28 days)