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Monday, July 8, 1968
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The Headlines
GREECE FINISHES DRAFT OF CHARTER; Provisions Limiting Powers of King Reported Modified After Lengthy Debate GREECE FINISHES DRAFT OF CHARTER
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
On This Day
The Chrysler wildcat strike begins in Detroit, Michigan.
Wikipedia →
You Share a Birthday With
- Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
- John D. Rockefeller (1839)
- Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
- Igor Tamm (1895)
- Nelson Rockefeller (1908)
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
21,151 days ago
(57 years, 346 days)