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Wednesday, August 10, 1966

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The Headlines

FOE PUT AT 282,000 IN SOUTH VIETNAM; Intelligence Figures Exceed Jan. 1 Estimate by 52,000 --Top U.S. Pilot Lost Foe Put at 282,000 in South Vietnam

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Summer in the City

The Lovin' Spoonful

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • The Heron Road Bridge collapses while being built, killing nine workers in the deadliest construction accident in both Ottawa and Ontario.

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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

21,849 days ago

(59 years, 314 days)