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Friday, May 27, 1966
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The Headlines
CASUALTIES OF U.S. SET MARK IN WEEK; 146 Slain and 820 Wounded in Fighting in Vietnam-- Saigon's Dead at 236 CASUALTIES OF U.S. SET MARE IN WEEK
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
- Ibn Khaldun (1332)
- Henry Kissinger (1923)
- Christopher Lee (1922)
- Rachel Carson (1907)
- Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894)
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
21,924 days ago
(60 years, 24 days)