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Monday, April 24, 1967
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The Headlines
JUNTA IN GREECE SAYS COUP BALKED PAPANDREOU PLOT; Regime Asserts Ex-Premier Was Set to Act at Rally in Salonika Yesterday KING IS REPORTED HELD But Government Spokesman Contends Monarch Gave His Assent to Decrees Junta in Greece Says Coup Balked Papandreou Plot
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
Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
Wikipedia →Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Barbra Streisand (1942)
- Shirley MacLaine (1934)
- Carl Spitteler (1845)
- Philippe Pétain (1856)
- William the Silent (1533)
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
21,592 days ago
(59 years, 57 days)