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Tuesday, January 23, 1968

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The Headlines

MOON SHIP ORBITS, OVERCOMES SNAG; Unmanned Craft's Engines Fire After Faltering in Lunar Descent Test MOON SHIP ORBITS, OVERCOMES SNAG

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)

John Fred and His Playboy Band

The must-have

Hot Wheels

On This Day

  • USS Pueblo (AGER-2) is attacked and seized by the Korean People's Navy.

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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

21,318 days ago

(58 years, 148 days)