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On the date
Friday, February 2, 1968
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The Headlines
Vietcong's Attacks Shock Washington; Washington Is Dealt Hard Blow By the Successes of the Vietcong
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Green Tambourine
The Lemon Pipers
#1 at the box office
Valley of the Dolls
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- James Joyce (1882)
- Ayn Rand (1905)
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926)
- Park Geun-hye (1952)
- Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (1754)
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
21,308 days ago
(58 years, 138 days)