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Thursday, April 11, 1968
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The Headlines
Several Places Discussed; DECISION ON SITE EXPECTED SOON
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Honey
Bobby Goldsboro
#1 at the box office
The Graduate †
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1968, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of housing.
Wikipedia →A failed assassination attempt on Rudi Dutschke, leader of the German student movement, leaves Dutschke suffering from brain damage.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- AD 145 (145)
- Andrew Wiles (1953)
- George Canning (1770)
- Guy Verhofstadt (1953)
- Ferdinand Lassalle (1825)
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
21,240 days ago
(58 years, 70 days)