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Wednesday, November 2, 1966

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The Headlines

OPPOSITION TO MAO IS SAID TO PERSIST; Press in Peking Indicates Foes of Ruling Group Resort to Sabotage Peking Says Opposition Still Resists Mao's Rule

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Last Train to Clarksville

The Monkees

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • The Cuban Adjustment Act comes into force, allowing 123,000 Cubans the opportunity to apply for permanent residence in the United States.

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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

21,765 days ago

(59 years, 230 days)