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Sunday, October 8, 1967
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The Headlines
Sculptured Structures Molded in Plastic Foam; Sculptor Molds Structural Panels And New Career in Plastic Foam
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
The Letter
The Box Tops
#1 at the box office
To Sir, with Love
The must-have
Battleship
On This Day
Guerrilla leader Che Guevara and his men are captured in Bolivia. Guevara would be executed the next day.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Sigourney Weaver (1949)
- Ursula von der Leyen (1958)
- Marina Tsvetaeva (1892)
- Juan Perón (1895)
- Frank Herbert (1920)
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
21,425 days ago
(58 years, 255 days)