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Friday, April 21, 1967
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The Headlines
RIGHTS PROGRESS URGED BY ROMNEY; Legislation on All Levels Is Sought in Speech Here at A.J.C. Banquet Rights Legislation Urged by Romney
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Somethin' Stupid
Nancy Sinatra and Frank Sinatra
#1 at the box office
A Man for All Seasons
The must-have
Battleship
On This Day
A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years.
Wikipedia →A tornado outbreak in Illinois, United States, kills over 50 and injures over 1000. Belvidere sustains over 500 casualties as a violent tornado strikes the high school. Another tornado near Chicago causes another 500 casualties, devastating Oak Lawn.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Elizabeth II (1926)
- Max Weber (1864)
- Charlotte Brontë (1816)
- Anthony Quinn (1915)
- Percy Williams Bridgman (1882)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
Hippie
Surfer
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
21,595 days ago
(59 years, 60 days)