From the day
On the date
Tuesday, January 16, 1968
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The Headlines
Winds Batter Scotland; Toll Is 20 -- Glasgow Hard Hit -- Snow Falls in Mideast Storms Lash Europe, Mideast; Scotland Hard Hit
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)
John Fred and His Playboy Band
#1 at the box office
Valley of the Dolls
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Susan Sontag (1933)
- Fulgencio Batista (1901)
- Johannes Rau (1931)
- Dian Fossey (1932)
- Sade (singer) (1959)
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
21,325 days ago
(58 years, 155 days)