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Tuesday, January 17, 1967
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The Headlines
HUGE TRADE HALL BURNS IN CHICAGO; McCormick Place Ravaged by Fire Total Damage Is Put at $110-Million Fire Ruins McCormick Place, Chicago's Huge Trade Center
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
I'm a Believer
The Monkees
#1 at the box office
The Bible: In the Beginning...
The must-have
Battleship
You Share a Birthday With
- Benjamin Franklin (1706)
- Muhammad Ali (1942)
- Michelle Obama (1964)
- Jim Carrey (1962)
- David Lloyd George (1863)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
ATM (Cash Machine), Heart Transplant Tech & Dolby Noise Reduction.
Style of 1967
Silhouette: Flowing and bohemian (Hippie)
Material: Tie-dye and hemp
- Bell bottoms
- Fringe vests
- Flower crowns
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,690 days ago
(59 years, 155 days)