7:03 a.m. - May 21, 2003
On this Day in 1966
On this day in 1966:
The Beatles were the biggest group around.
The mini skirt was in style along with long hair on men and short/med length on women.
Monday, Monday by the Mama's and the Papa's was the number one hit.
Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Henry Cooper in London
Louie Louie by The Kingsmen reentered the chart & hits #97
1966 Prices
Bread: $0.22/loaf
Milk: $1.11/gal US
Eggs: $1.05/doz
Car: $2,410
Gas: $0.32/gal
Best Picture: A Man For All Seasons, Directed By F.zimmerman
Best Actor: Paul Scofield in A Man For All Seasons
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor in Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
House: $23,300
Stamp: $0.05/ea
Avg Income: $8,395/yr
Min Wage: $1.25/hr
DOW Avg: 786
People born on May 21
1898 - Armand Hammer New York NY, millionaire industrialist (Occidental Petroleum)
1917 - Raymond Burr New Westminster British Columbia Canada, actor (Perry Mason, Ironsides, Godzilla)
1917 - Dennis Day New York NY, Irish tenor/comedian (Jack Benny Show, Danny Boy)
On TV in 1966
Hogan's Heroes, Get Smart, Batman, Mission: Impossible,The Avengers, The Monkees
Lost in Space, Star Trek, Green Acres, I Dream of Jeannie
Hot New Toys in 1966
Parker Brothers' Ouija Board, Incredible Edibles, Get Smart Pen Radio
Twister, Hot Wheels, Mystery Date, Green Hornet, Walkie Talkie, Captain Action, Battery Operated Batmobile
Top Books in 1966
The Art of Memory by Frances A. Yates, The Magus by John Fowles
Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys, The Contours of American History by William Appleman Williams
Yo, Juan de Pareja (I, Juan de Pareja) by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino
And above all of that, I was born...the angels sang, the clouds opened up and let the sun shine brightly, and my poor dad had to wait in the mens waiting room two stories below.
Just a little lesson in history for you all.
Have a great day.
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