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Wednesday, June 22, 1966

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The Headlines

Senate Panel Clears 'Tough' Safe Car Bill; Senate Commerce Committee Approves a 'Tough' Measure on Safety Standards for Automobiles

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Paperback Writer

The Beatles

#1 at the box office

The Sound of Music

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • Vietnamese Buddhist activist leader Thích Trí Quang was arrested as the military junta of Nguyen Cao Ky crushed the Buddhist Uprising.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1966

  • Beam me up, Scotty

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

21,898 days ago

(59 years, 363 days)