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On the date
Sunday, June 16, 1968
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The Headlines
GIANTS DEFEAT METS, 9-5;; KOONCE GETS LOSS
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
This Guy's in Love with You
Herb Alpert
#1 at the box office
2001: A Space Odyssey
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Adam Smith (1723)
- Barbara McClintock (1902)
- Jürgen Klopp (1967)
- Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (1929)
- Gustaf V (1858)
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
21,173 days ago
(58 years, 3 days)