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On the date

Wednesday, May 10, 1967

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The Headlines

TAX CAMPAIGN AID CURBED IN SENATE; INCENTIVES VOTED; Presidential Financing Law Kept but Made Inoperative Until Guides Are Set HOUSE CONFERENCE DUE Restoration of Investment Credit Is Approved, 93 to 1 --Floor Debate Bitter

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Happening

The Supremes

The must-have

Battleship

On This Day

  • The Northrop M2-F2 crashes on landing, becoming the inspiration for the novel Cyborg and TV series The Six Million Dollar Man.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1967

  • Tune in, turn on, drop out

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

21,576 days ago

(59 years, 41 days)