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Thursday, July 27, 1967
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The Headlines
TOLL RISES TO 36; 1,000 Guardsmen Go to South Bend, Ind., to Quell Disorders Detroit Riots Reported Curbed After Tanks Fight Day Snipers; Death Toll at 36 GUARDSMEN RAKE ROOFS WITH FIRE U.S. Commander Says City Is 'Totally Under Control' Save for a Few Holdouts
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Light My Fire
The Doors
#1 at the box office
You Only Live Twice
The must-have
Battleship
You Share a Birthday With
- Giosuè Carducci (1835)
- Alexandre Dumas fils (1824)
- Jean Baudrillard (1929)
- Murad IV (1612)
- Hans Fischer (1881)
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
21,499 days ago
(58 years, 329 days)