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		Significance of the number 40: Billboard’s Top 40 hits The number of years the ancient Israelites wandered in the wilderness 40 acres and a mule (the promise to freed slaves) 54-40 or fight (a familiar slogan from US history) How long is the typical nap?  40 winks The standard work-week:  40 hours The Biblical flood lasted 40 days and 40 nights WD-40 The third point scored in a tennis game The 1040 tax form UB40: (a pop-reggae band) A “40” is the biggest beer you can buy below the keg level     Notable Births in 1966                                                 Notable Deaths in 1966 Troy Aikman                Salma Hayak                                      Lenny Bruce Stephen Baldwin            Janet Jackson                                    Clellan Card (“Axel”) Halle Berry                   Paula Jones                                        Montgomery Clift Edie Brickell                 Sinead O’Connor                               Walt Disney Cindy Crawford            Adam Sandler                                    William Frawley (“Fred Mertz”) John Cusack                 David Schwimmer                              Buster Keaton John Daly                     Kiefer Sutherland                                Margaret Sanger Patrick Dempsey            Alberto Tomba                                 Sophie Tucker Tom Glavine                 Mike Tyson                                       Ed Wynn                                                                           Important Events of 1966 Pakistani/Indian peace negotiations completed successfully US troops in Viet Nam increase to 250,000 John Lennon makes his famous statement: “We’re more popular than Jesus.” Gateway Arch in St. Louis is opened James Meredith shot on a civil rights march in Mississippi China’s “cultural revolution” begins Ronald Reagan elected governor of California Medicare begins Bobby Seale and Huey Newton found the Black Panther Party 1st episode of Star Trek airs Supreme Court adopts the Miranda decision (arrestees must be read their rights) In Cold Blood is published The FDA declares the birth control pill safe for women “The Sound of Music” wins best picture award #1 Hits of 1966 96 Tears (? and the Mysterians)                                     Reach Out, I’ll Be There (The 4 Tops) Ballad of the Green Berets (Barry Sadler)                        Strangers in the Night (Frank Sinatra) Cherish (The Association)                                             Summer in the City (The Lovin’ Spoonful) Good Lovin’ (The Young Rascals)                                 Sunshine Superman (Donovan) Hanky Panky (Tommy James and the Shondells)            These Boots are Made for Walkin’ (Nancy Sinatra) I’m a Believer (The Monkees)                                       We Can Work it Out (The Beatles) Last Train to Clarksville (The Monkees)                         When a Man Loves a Woman (Percy Sledge) Lightnin’ Strikes (Lou Christie)                                      Wild Thing (The Troggs) Monday, Monday (The Mamas and the Papas)                Winchester Cathedral (The New Vaudeville Band) My Love (Petula Clark)                                                 You Can’t Hurry Love (The Supremes) Paint it Black (The Rolling Stones)                                  You Keep Me Hangin’ On (The Supremes) Paperback Writer (The Beatles)                                       You’re My Soul and Inspiration (The Righteous Brothers) Poor Side of Town (Johnny Rivers)       Notable Births in 1948                                                Notable Deaths in 1948    Mikhail Baryshnikov                                          Zelda Fitzgerald Prince Charles                                                  D. 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Griffith Peggy Fleming                                                  Carole Landis Bryant Gumble                                                 General John Pershing Richard Simmons                                              Alvah Curtis Roebuck Sally Struthers                                                   George Herman “Babe” Ruth James Taylor                                                     Orville Wright     Important Events of 1948 Honda Motor Company founded Automatic transmission in cars becomes common President Truman approves the Marshall Plan Transistors are developed as substitutes for the radio vacuum tube The largest known – 2,360 pounds – single-piece meteor falls to earth in Kansas The Soviets set up a blockade of Berlin The State of Israel is proclaimed Captain Charles Yaeger breaks the sound barrier Cake mixes are introduced TV westerns begin with the broadcast of “The Lone Ranger” and “Hopalong Cassidy” Ed Sullivan’s first TV show introduces two unknown comics:  Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis Movie openings include “Hamlet,” “Johnny Belinda,” “The Red Shoes” and “Key Largo” 33 1/3 rpm records are introduced Satchel Paige signs his first major league contract as a pitcher for the Cleveland Indians Citation, with jockey Eddie Arcaro, becomes the eighth horse in history to win the Triple Crown British Amateur golf champ Frank Stranahan is awakened by a burglar, grabs a No. 3 iron and convinces the intruder not to move until the police come     What It Cost in 1948 A loaf of bread = 14¢                                         Coca-Cola = 5¢ New York subway fare = 10¢                             Women’s dress shoes = $10.95 - $12.95 One gallon of gasoline = 26¢                               Buick Roadmaster = $2,900.00 Tuition for one year at Harvard = $455.00            Ex-Lax = 10¢   SITE NAVIGATION Announcements | News 2006 | In Memory | Lost Classmates   Email List | Photos | 40th Reunion | Contact Us  Copyright © 2006 by The Soft Factory . 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