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On the date

Saturday, March 9, 1968

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The Headlines

ITKIN AN INFORMER WHO HELPED F.B.I., U.S. OFFICIALS SAY; Figure in Marcus Case Said to Have Risked Life to 'Stand Up to Mafia' U.S. Officials Say Itkin Was an Agent, Reporting to F.B.I.

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Love is Blue

Paul Mauriat

The must-have

Hot Wheels

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

21,272 days ago

(58 years, 102 days)