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Friday, July 22, 1966

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The Headlines

BROOKLYN SNIPER KILLS NEGRO BOY IN RACE DISORDER; Shooting in East New York Follows Fight Between Negroes and Whites DEBRIS RAINS ON POLICE Stores Looted as Crowds Swirl Through Area Lindsay Is at Scene Brooklyn Sniper Kills 11-Year-Old Negro Boy in Race Disorder

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hanky Panky

Tommy James and the Shondells

The must-have

Twister

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

21,868 days ago

(59 years, 333 days)