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On the date
Monday, June 24, 1968
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The Headlines
Peace Corps Shows Drop In Qualified Volunteers; PEACE CORPS BIDS FOR VOLUNTEERS
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
The Odd Couple
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Ambrose Bierce (1842)
- Claudia Sheinbaum (1962)
- Victor Hess (1883)
- Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
- Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
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
21,165 days ago
(57 years, 360 days)