From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 2, 1968
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The Headlines
I. T. T. CALLS OFF A.B.C. MERGER BID; Drops It After 2-Year Fight -- Sharp Rise in the Price of I.T.T. Stock Is Cited
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Hello, Goodbye
The Beatles
#1 at the box office
Valley of the Dolls
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Thérèse of Lisieux (1873)
- Rudolf Clausius (1822)
- Mehmed IV (1642)
- Mily Balakirev (1837)
- Osman III (1699)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
Tech Check
Computer Mouse (Demo), Boeing 747 & 911 Emergency System.
Cost of Living (1960)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
21,339 days ago
(58 years, 169 days)