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Tuesday, November 15, 1966

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The Headlines

CATHOLIC BISHOPS SAY U.S. COERCES POOR OVER BIRTHS; Charge Pressure Is Brought Through Welfare Projects First President Chosen PRELATES CHARGE COERCION BY U.S.

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

You Keep Me Hangin' On

The Supremes

The must-have

Twister

On This Day

  • Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean.

    Wikipedia →

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

21,752 days ago

(59 years, 217 days)