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Monday, July 22, 1968
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The Headlines
Ruth St. Denis, Pioneer of Modern Dance, Is Dead; Paved Way for a Free New Art in 7-Decade Career Performed and Taught With Her Husband, Ted Shawn Ruth St. Denis, Pioneer of Modern Dance, Is Dead
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Grazing in the Grass
Hugh Masekela
#1 at the box office
The Odd Couple
The must-have
Hot Wheels
You Share a Birthday With
- Gustav Ludwig Hertz (1887)
- Willem Dafoe (1955)
- Janusz Korczak (1878)
- Selman Waksman (1888)
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784)
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
21,137 days ago
(57 years, 332 days)