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Wednesday, July 6, 1966

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The Headlines

China's Reaction Bolsters U.S. View It Won't Fight; Wording of Statement on Raids at Hanoi and Haiphong Is Found Milder Than Peking's Language on War in 1965 Red China's Reaction Bolsters U.S. Calculation It Won't Fight

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Paperback Writer

The Beatles

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • Malawi becomes a republic, with Hastings Banda as its first President.

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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

21,884 days ago

(59 years, 349 days)