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On the date

Thursday, July 4, 1968

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The Headlines

2 Dead, 3 Shot; Slayer Is Killed by Police in Hour's Duel Terror in Central Park: Gunman Slays One, Wounds 3 and Is Killed by the Police PASSERS-BY FLEE AS BATTLE OPENS Young Woman Meets Death in Public Lavatory -- Man on Bench Shot in Back

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

This Guy's in Love with You

Herb Alpert

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

21,155 days ago

(57 years, 350 days)