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Tuesday, August 2, 1966
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The Headlines
Sniper in Texas U. Tower Kills 12, Hits 33; Wife, Mother Also Slain; Police Kill Him; Sniper in Texas U. Tower Kills 12, Wounds 33 Before He Is Slain by Police Fire WIFE AND MOTHER ALSO FOUND DEAD Gunman Used an Arsenal of Weapons Identified as Student, Ex-Marine
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Wild Thing
The Troggs
#1 at the box office
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The must-have
Twister
You Share a Birthday With
- Shimon Peres (1923)
- Peter O'Toole (1932)
- Isabel Allende (1942)
- James Baldwin (1924)
- Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)
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
21,857 days ago
(59 years, 322 days)