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Saturday, January 6, 1968

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The Headlines

PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT AS TEST FOR HANOI; Administration Is Urged to Take Steps to See Whether North Will Negotiate OFFER OF TALKS IS CITED Appeals to Johnson Come From Senators, Rabbi and West German Socialists PRESSURE MOUNTS FOR BOMBING HALT

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Hello, Goodbye

The Beatles

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • Aeroflot Flight 1668 crashes near Olyokminsk, killing 45.

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Slang

Slang of the decade

General

bummerfoxhunkscam

Hippie

flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on

Surfer

cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly

Catchphrases of 1968

  • Sock it to me!

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

21,335 days ago

(58 years, 165 days)