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On the date
Monday, August 7, 1967
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The Headlines
COLOMBIAN DC-4, WITH 78, HIJACKED, FLOWN TO HAVANA; Pilot Tells of Take-Over by Pro-Castro Guerrillas-- 3 U.S. Citizens Aboard
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Light My Fire
The Doors
#1 at the box office
The Dirty Dozen †
The must-have
Battleship
You Share a Birthday With
- Jimmy Wales (1966)
- Elinor Ostrom (1933)
- Mata Hari (1876)
- Sofia Rotaru (1947)
- David Duchovny (1960)
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
21,487 days ago
(58 years, 317 days)