Cost of Living - 1966 vs 2015*
Change
| (National) Average Yearly Income: |
$6,900 |
$50,756 |
7.3x |
| Average Cost of a New Car: |
$2,650 |
$33,543 |
12.6x |
| Average US Cost of New House: |
$14,200 |
$364,100 |
25.6x |
| Average San Carlos New House: |
$28,000 |
$1,534,000 |
54.7x |
| Yearly Cost of 4 year College: |
$4,627 |
$22,958 |
4.9x |
| Prescription Drugs (per capita): |
$136 |
$864 |
6.3x |
| Health Care (per capita): |
$1,541 |
$8,665 |
5.6x |
| Minimum Wage: |
$1.60 |
$7.25 |
4.5x |
| Minimum Wage(Inflation Adjusted): |
$8.86 |
$7.25 |
0.8x |
| Gasoline per gallon:
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$0.32 |
$2.22 |
6.9x |
| Cost of a dozen eggs: |
$0.60 |
$1.42 |
2.4x |
| Cost of a gallon of milk: |
$0.99 |
$3.82 |
3.8x |
| Cost of a Hamburger: |
$0.15 |
$3.99 |
26.6x |
| First-Class Postage: |
$0.05 |
$0.49 |
9.8x |
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Other Statistics - 1966 vs 2015
President:
Vice President: |
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert H. Humphrey |
| US Population (est): |
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196,560,338 |
326,087,000 |
| California Population (est): |
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18,000,000 |
39,100,000 |
| Bay Area Population (9 Counties): |
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4,134,000 |
7,517,000 |
| Life Expectancy: |
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70.2 Years |
78.5 Years |
| Federal Spending: |
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$134 Billion
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$3.7 Trillion
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| National Debt: |
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$328 Billion |
$18.6 Trillion |
| US Trade 1966 Surplus / 2015 Deficit: |
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$2.9 Billion |
$508.3 Billion |
| Unemployment: |
|
4.5% |
5% |
| Women are % of workforce: |
|
39% |
57% |
| Yearly Inflation Rate: |
|
3.01% |
-0.473% |
| Year End Dow Close: |
|
785 |
17,245.24 |
| Price of Gold: |
|
$35.13 |
$1,086.20 |
| Registered Cars in US: |
|
78 Million |
253 Million |
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Major Events In 1966....
Detailed List of Headlines - Day By Day »»
• Both the US and USSR continued in their space race to see who would be the first to land a man on the moon.
• The first Star Trek episode, "The Man Trap," is broadcast on September 8. The team encounters a creature that sucks salt from human bodies.
• CBS backs out of plans to broadcast Psycho, deeming the movie too violent for at-home viewing.
• The fashions in both America and UK came from a small well known street in London, Carnaby Street, part of the swinging London scene.
• The BATMOBILE made its television debut on January 12, 1966.
The car was such a huge success that George Barris and the producers of Batman decided to build copies of the Batmobile in late 1966.
Over 45 years later the 1966 TV Batmobile is still one of the most iconic cars in the world.
• Notable Deaths of 1966 included:
Walt Disney, Lenny Bruce,
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Billboard's #1 Songs 1966
The Sound of Silence -
Simon & Garfunkel
We Can Work It Out -
The Beatles
My Love - Petula Clark
Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie
These Boots Are Made For Walkin' - Nancy Sinatra
The Ballad Of The Green Berets
Sgt Barry Sadler
My Soul And Heart's Inspiration
The Righteous Brothers
Good Lovin' -
The Young Rascals
Monday, Monday -
The Mamas & The Papas
When A Man Loves A Woman-
Percy Sledge
Paint It, Black - Rolling Stones
Paperback Writer -
The Beatles
Strangers In The Night -
Frank Sinatra
Hanky Panky - Tommy James
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Wild Thing - The Troggs
Summer In The City -
The Lovin' Spoonful
Sunshine Superman -
Donovan
You Can't Hurry Love -
The Supremes
Cherish - The Association
Reach Out I'll Be There -
Four Tops
96 Tears - ? & the Mysterians
Last Train To Clarksville -
The Monkees
Poor Side Of Town -
Johnny Rivers
You Keep Me Hangin' On -
The Supremes
Winchester Cathedral -
The New Vaudeville Band
Good Vibrations -
The Beach Boys
Winchester Cathedral -
The New Vaudeville Band
I'm A Believer -
The Monkees |
1966 Grammys:
Record of the Year: "A Taste of Honey," Herb Alpert
Album of the Year: "September of My Years," Frank Sinatra
Song of the Year: "The Shadow of Your Smile"
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Top TV Shows 1966:
Bonanza
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Lucy Show
The Red Skelton Hour
Batman
The Andy Griffith Show
Bewitched
The Beverly Hillbillies
Hogan's Heroes
Green Acres
Get Smart
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
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Daktari
My Three Sons
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Walt Disney's
Wonderful World of Color
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Lawrence Welk Show
I've Got a Secret
Petticoat Junction
Gilligan's Island
Wild, Wild West
The Jackie Gleason Show
The Virginian |
1966 Emmys:
Outstanding Dramatic Series: The Fugitive
Comedy Series: The Dick Van Dyke Show
Actor Performance : Bill Cosby, I Spy
Actress Performance: Barbara Stanwyck, The Big Valley |
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| Top Movies of 1966 |
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Hawaii
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
The Sand Pebbles
A Man for All Seasons
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N.
The Russians Are Coming...
Grand Prix
Blowup
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The Endless Summer
The Professionals
Alfie
Georgy Girl
The Silencers
Follow Me, Boys!
The Blue Max
Our Man Flint
The Wild Angels
A Man and a Woman |
1966 Academy Awards:
Best Picture: A Man for All Seasons - Highland, Columbia
Best Director: Fred Zinnemann - A Man for All Seasons
Best Actor: Paul Scofield - A Man for All Seasons
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
Best Supporting Actor: Walter Matthau - The Fortune Cookie
Best Supporting Actress: Sandy Dennis - Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
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1966 Tony Awards:
Best Play: Marat/Sade Best Musical: Man of La Mancha
Best Actor in a Play: Hal Holbrook, Mark Twain Tonight!
Best Actress in a Play: Rosemary Harris, The Lion in Winter |
Top Ten Books of 1966
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, by Tom Stoppard
Fantastic Voyage, by Isaac Asimov
Flowers for Algernon, by Daniel Keyes
In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote
The Proud Tower : A Portrait of the World Before the War,
1890-1914, by Barbara W. Tuchman
The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, by Robert A. Heinlein
The Castle of Llyr, by Lloyd Alexander
Miracle at Philadelphia:
The Story of the Constitutional
Convention, May to September 1787,
by Catherine Drinker Bowen
The Last Picture Show, by Larry McMurtry
Nightbirds on Nantucket, by Joan Aiken
1966 Pulitzer Prize:
Fiction: Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
Nobel Prizes:
Physics:
Alfred Kastler
" Hertzian resonances in atoms"
Chemistry:
Robert S. Mulliken
"chemical bonds & electronic structure of molecules"
Physiology & Medicine: Peyton Rous
"tumour-inducing viruses"
Charles Brenton Huggins
"hormonal treatment of prostatic cancer"
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What Events Happened in 1966 Detailed List - Day By Day »
Medicare begins
MIT biochemist Har Khorana finishes deciphering the DNA code
The Food and Drug Administration declares
"the Pill" safe for human use
Oldsmobile introduced the Tornado, - Motor Trend's Car of the Year
Coke introduced 'Fresca'
Milton Bradley introduced the great party game 'Twister'
Miniskirts are in fashion
Barbie's twin sister "Tuffi" was introduced
The Salvation Army Celebrates 100 years
US has nearly 500,000 troops in Vietnam
The Draft Deferment Test is started in the US as a way for students to convince the Draft Board that they would
serve the nation better in the quiet of the Classrooms than in the Jungles of Vietnam
Vietnam international days of protest
Miranda Rights come into being after the Supreme Court overturns the conviction of a confessed rapist
ruling he had not been properly informed of his right to council and to not testify against himself
Race Riots in Atlanta and Black Power becomes a significant factor in American Politics
The Black Panthers are formed in US
The Houston Astrodome is built with the dome measuring 710 ft diameter
Ronald Reagan enters politics becoming governor of California
• INTERNATIONAL:
China under Chairman Mao launches China's Cultural Revolution and begins purging intellectuals
4 dig under the Berlin Wall to gain freedom from East Germany
Soviet Union Lands Luna 9 on the Moon in February, the US follows in June with the Surveyor 1 soft moon landing
Harold Wilson and the Labour party win the British General Election
Indira Gandhi is elected Prime Minister of India
Pakistani-Indian peace negotiations end successfully
The Australian Dollar was introduced at a rate of two dollars per pound, or ten shillings per dollar.
Pope Paul VI and Arthur Michael Ramsey, the Archbishop of Canterbury, meet in Rome -
the first official meeting for 400 years between the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches
Earthquake in Turkey - 2394 dead, 10000 injured
England defeats Germany to win the 1966 World Cup Final
Botswana Gains Independence From Great Britain
Lesotho Gains Independence From Great Britain
Barbados Gains Independence From Great Britain
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Technology 1966
"The Pill" is introduced for birth control & contraception
The Harrier is introduced in UK, the worlds first Vertical Jump Jet
Hovercraft service begins over the English Channel
Astroturf just invented by Monsanto Industries, was first used in Houston's AstroDome
Kevlar, invented by Stephanie Kwolek, pound-for-pound
five times stronger than steel
The 8-Track was a new-fangled option on many Ford cars
Pampers create the first disposable Diaper
Color Television most sets with 21" round picture tubes ($500-$800) have been available for 2 years,
the 25" rectangular color screen is now being introduced, this fall NBC is the first network to have all
prime-time shows in color. In 1966 there were
5,220,000 sets
, an 85% increase from 1965
Space Docking - USA - Gemini VIII docks with an orbiting satellite
Fiber Optics - England - by Charles Keo and George Hockham
Moon Landing - Russia - Luna 9 lands softly on the Moon
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Sports 1966
Football
Orange Bowl: Jan 1, 1966 (1965-66 season):
The Alabama Crimson Tide won the AP Poll national championship 39-28 over the Nebraska Cornhuskers
Rose Bowl : Jan 1, 1966 (1965-66 season):
The Michigan State Spartans lose 14-12 to the UCLA Bruins; voted national champions by the UPI Poll
Super Bowl? Almost.. just missed it - Jan 1967
The Green Bay Packers won the first two Super Bowls: Jan 15, 1967 & 1968, defeating the Kansas City Chiefs and
Oakland Raiders following the 1966 and 1967 seasons, respectively
June 8: The AFL and NFL reach an agreement to merge as equals into one league named the NFL, to take effect in 4 years
AFL Championship – Kansas City Chiefs won 31-7 over the Buffalo Bills
NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 34-27 over the Dallas Cowboys
Each of the two existing top-level professional leagues added a new team for the 1966 season:
The Atlanta Falcons joined the NFL, and the Miami Dolphins joined the AFL.
Baseball
Ted Williams is inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame.
World Series – Baltimore Orioles win 4 games to 0 over the Los Angeles Dodgers
Basketball
NBA Championship
Boston d. LA Lakers (4-3)
NCAA Basketball Championship
Texas Western d. Kentucky (72-65)
Boxing
March 29, Muhammad Ali defeats George Chuvalo in a 15 round unanimous decision
May 21 Muhammad Ali defeats Henry Cooper with a 6th round TKO
August 6 Muhammad Ali defeats Brian London with a 3rd round KO
September 10 Muhammad Ali defeats Karl Mildenberger with a 12th round TKO
November 14, Muhammad Ali knocks out Cleveland Williams in three rounds to retain the WBC heavyweight title
GOLF
Masters Tournament - Jack Nicklaus ... U.S. Open - Billy Casper
Horse Races
Kentucky Derby – Kauai King ... Preakness Stakes – Kauai King ... Belmont Stakes – Amberoid
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HAVE YOU EVER BEEN GUILTY OF LOOKING AT OTHERS YOUR OWN AGE AND THINKING,
"SURELY I CAN'T LOOK THAT OLD?" ... WELL ... YOU'LL LOVE THIS ONE ...
MY NAME IS ALICE.
WHILE I WAS SITTING IN THE WAITING ROOM FOR MY FIRST APPOINTMENT WITH A NEW
DENTIST, I NOTICED HIS DIPLOMA ON THE WALL, WHICH BORE HIS FULL NAME.
SUDDENLY, I REMEMBERED A TALL, HANDSOME, DARK-HAIRED BOY WITH THE SAME NAME HAD
BEEN IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS SOME 5O-ODD YEARS AGO.
COULD HE BE THE SAME GUY THAT I HAD A SECRET CRUSH ON, WAY BACK THEN?
UPON SEEING HIM, HOWEVER, I QUICKLY DISCARDED ANY SUCH THOUGHT. THIS BALDING,
GRAY-HAIRED MAN WITH THE DEEPLY LINED FACE WAS WAY TOO OLD TO HAVE BEEN MY CLASSMATE.
AFTER HE EXAMINED MY TEETH, I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD ATTENDED MORGAN PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
"YES. YES, I DID. I'M A MUSTANG," HE GLEAMED WITH PRIDE.
"WHEN DID YOU GRADUATE?" I ASKED.
HE ANSWERED, "IN 1965. WHY DO YOU ASK?"
"YOU WERE IN MY CLASS!", I EXCLAIMED.
HE LOOKED AT ME CLOSELY. THEN, THAT UGLY, OLD, WRINKLED FACED,
BALD, FAT-ASSED, GRAY-HAIRED, DECREPIT SON-OF-A-BITCH ASKED,
"WHAT DID YOU TEACH???
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LOST WORDS OF OUR YOUTH
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
Would you believe the email spell checker did not recognize the word murgatroyd?
Lost Words from our childhood:
The other day a not so elderly (65) lady said something to her son about
driving a Jalopy and he looked at her quizzically and said
what the heck is a Jalopy?
OMG he never heard of the word jalopy!!
She knew she was old but not that old...
Well, I hope you are Hunky Dory after you read this and chuckle...
By Richard Lederer
About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become
obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology.
These phrases included "Don't touch that dial," "Carbon copy,"
"You sound like a broken record" and "Hung out to dry."
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie.
We'd put on our best bib and tucker to straighten up and fly right.
Heavens to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat! Holy moley!
We were in like Flynn and living the life of Riley, and even a regular guy
wouldn't accuse us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or a pill. Not for all the
tea in China!
Back in the olden days, life used to be swell,
but when's the last time anything was swell?
Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys and the D.A.; of spats, knickers,
fedoras, poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers.
Oh, my aching back. Kilroy was here, but he isn't anymore.
We wake up from what surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say,
well I'll be a monkey's uncle! or, This is a fine kettle of fish!
We discover that the words we grew up with,- the words that seemed omnipresent as oxygen,
have vanished with scarcely a notice from our tongues and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we've left behind.
We blink, and they're gone. Where have all those phrases gone?
Long gone: Pshaw, The milkman did it.
Hey! It's your nickel. Don't forget to pull the chain. Knee high to a grasshopper.
Well, Fiddlesticks! Going like sixty. I'll see you in the funny papers. Don't
take any wooden nickels
Heavens to Murgatroyd!
It turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions than Carter has
liver pills.
This can be disturbing stuff !
We of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeful times.
For a child each new word is like a shiny toy, a toy that has no age.
We at the other end of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering
there are words that once did not exist and there were words that once strutted
their hour upon the earthly stage and now are heard no more, except in our
collective memory. It's one of the greatest advantages of aging.
See ya later, alligator!
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