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On the date

Sunday, December 3, 1967

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The Headlines

600 Subway Cars to Have Air-Conditioning by 1969; 'Landmark Decision' 600 SUBWAY CARS TO BE AIR-COOLED City Provides Funds

Read in The New York Times →

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Daydream Believer

The Monkees

The must-have

Battleship

On This Day

  • At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).

    Wikipedia →

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

21,370 days ago

(58 years, 200 days)