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On the date
Saturday, June 11, 1966
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The Headlines
SENATE UNIT CUTS LATIN ARMS AID, BUT NOT AFRICA'S; Ceiling on Help Extended to Planes and Guns Sold by Government or Privately
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
#1 at the box office
The Sound of Music
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
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
21,909 days ago
(60 years, 9 days)