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Welcome to Retroville! It’s 1966!
IN THE NEWS:
- Supreme Court rules in Miranda v Arizona changing arrest procedures in the United States (the “Miranda warning”)
- The first electronic fuel injection is introduced
- On March 3 tornados rip through Alabama and Jackson, Mississippi, leaving 118 dead
- Baltimore Orioles defeat LA Dodgers to take the World Series
- Comedian Lenny Bruce overdoses on drugs and dies
- William Frawley of “I Love Lucy” fame dies
ON THE RADIO:
- Guy Lombardo Orchestra
- Jan Garber Orchestra
- Kracken Wakes
- Meet the Press
- Sherlock Holmes
- Stan Freberg Show
ON TELEVISION:
- Shane
- Mission: Impossible
- The Rat Patrol
- Family Affair
- Jean Arthur Show
- The Monkees
- Daktari
- Batman
- Green Acres
- That Girl
- Star Trek
- The Green Hornet
- Tarzan
- Milton Berle Show
- The Avengers
FADS & FASHION:
- Hot Wheels
- Twister
- Ouija boards
- Captain Action
- Batman merchandise
WHAT THINGS COST:
- Car: $2,410
- Gasoline: 32 cents per gallon
- House: $23,300
- Bread: 22 cents per loaf
- Milk: $1.11 per gallon
- Postage Stamp: 5 cents
- Average Annual Salary: $8,395
- Minimum Wage: $1.25 per hour
ACADEMY AWARD – BEST PICTURE:
- A Man for All Seasons – drama by Fred Zinnemann starring Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, and Leo McKern
TONY AWARD – BEST MUSICAL:
- Man of La Mancha – based on the classic novel, Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes, music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion, starring Richard Kiley, Joan Diener, and Gino Conforti
PULITZER PRIZES:
- Collected Stories by Katherine Anne Porter (fiction)
- The Life of the Mind in America by Perry Miller (history)
- A Thousand Days by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. (biography)
- Selected Poems by Richard Eberhart (poetry)
- Wandering Through Winter by Edwin Way Teale (non-fiction)
NOBEL PEACE PRIZE:
- none awarded
TOP SONGS:
- Summer in the City by The Lovin Spoonful
- Cherish by The Association
- Good Vibrations by the Beach Boys
