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Sunday, June 9, 1968
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The Headlines
President Joins Kennedys In Tribute at Graveside; Service for Kennedy Is Held in Arlington at Night With Johnson Joining in Tribute
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
#1 at the box office
The Graduate †
The must-have
Hot Wheels
On This Day
U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson declares a national day of mourning following the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.
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You Share a Birthday With
- Peter the Great (1672)
- Johnny Depp (1963)
- Bertha von Suttner (1843)
- Michael J. Fox (1961)
- Eric Hobsbawm (1917)
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
21,180 days ago
(58 years, 10 days)