From the day
On the date
Friday, June 24, 1966
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The Headlines
Mayor Cancels Dinner for King Faisal; Governor Joins in Snub GOVERNOR JOINS SNUB TO MONARCH Slur on U.S. Jews Leads to Reversal of Plans, but Others Will Fete Ruler
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Paperback Writer
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Claudia Sheinbaum (1962)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
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
21,896 days ago
(59 years, 361 days)