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Friday, April 12, 1968

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL; PLEADS FOR CALM; Acts a Day After Final Vote on Measure That Stresses Open Housing in Nation FINDS MUCH TO BE DONE In White House Ceremony, He Calls for Enactment of Rest of His Program PRESIDENT SIGNS CIVIL RIGHTS BILL

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Honey

Bobby Goldsboro

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

21,238 days ago

(58 years, 68 days)